spacecraft.co.ukAtlas V launch from Cape Canaveral with X-37B
X-37B OTV-1 (Orbital Test Vehicle 1) is an American unmanned spacecraft, in what will be the maiden flight of the Boeing X-37B. The spacecraft will be placed into low Earth orbit for testing, then it will be de-orbited for landing. The landing is to occur on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California with Edwards Air Force Base as the alternate site. The duration of the mission has not been announced, although an Air Force spokesperson has said the vehicle has a requirement to be on-orbit for up to 270 days.
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