OTV-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:46:00

Saturday March 5, 2011

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Mission Details

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OTV-2

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USA-226 is the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B, the Orbital Test Vehicle 2 (X-37B OTV-2), an American unmanned robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

5,400 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 501

Active 2010 to 2023

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$120.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 62.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 8,210 kg

GTO: 3,780 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,826 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 26.5m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


24th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2011

United Launch Alliance


47th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2011

2011


11th

Orbital launch attempt