
Atlas V 501
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 58.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 8
- First flight
- 2010-04-22
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This page records Atlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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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.
Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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