OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 May 2015, 3:05pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
X-37B
Mission
OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
It is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B vehicle and the fourth 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 OTV-4 mission was to test Aerojet Rocketdyne's XR-5A Hall-effect thruster and conduct a NASA investigation for testing various materials in space. The mission concluded after 717 days in orbit, marking the first time X-37B landed on the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center.
Available Replays
Atlas V - AFSPC-5 (X-37B OTV-4 + CubeSats) Launch - May 20, 2015
Updated: Jan 3, 8:02pm UTC
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