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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 501Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
Launched
December 11, 2012
Summary
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 501 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 11, 2012. It was United Launch Alliance's 67th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,264th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas V 501 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was X-37B 1 (1). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Atlas V OTV-3 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 501 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas V 501 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 67th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,264th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
X-37B 1 (1)
First X-37B. First flight on April 22, 2010.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 674 days
The X-37B spaceplane successfully landed after this flight.
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- X-37B OTV-3 · NORAD 39025 · landed October 17, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
It is the second flight of the first Boeing X-37B vehicle and the third flight of the program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The specific identity of the spaceship's payload or the mission objectives were not revealed. The mission concluded after 674 days in orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
56th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 5th this year · 693rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) launch?
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) launched on December 11, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)?
Coverage: Atlas V OTV-3 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)?
Atlas V 501, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 501 spec sheet
Where did OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.