.jpg/260px-Liftoff_(17790124678).jpg) Launch of OTV-4 | |
| SATCAT no. | 40651 |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 1 year, 11 months and 17 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Boeing X-37B |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 5,400 kg (11,900 lb)[1] |
| Power | Deployable solar array, batteries[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 May 2015 |
| Rocket | Atlas V 501 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 7 May 2017 |
| Landing site | Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 312 km (194 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 325 km (202 mi) |
| Inclination | 43.50 degrees |
| Period | 90.93 minutes |
OTV program | |
USA-261, also referred to as Orbital Test Vehicle 4 (OTV-4) or AFSPC-5, is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B, an American unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane. It was launched to low Earth orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on May 20, 2015. Its mission designation is part of the USA series.
The spaceplane was operated by the Air Force Space Command, which considers the mission classified and as such has not revealed the objectives. However, the Air Force did reveal that the X-37 would be carrying an experimental hall-effect thruster for testing ahead of potential use in future AEHF satellites.[2] Additionally, NASA announced it was flying a materials science payload similar to MISSE called METIS.[3]
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Mission
OTV-4 is the second mission for the second X-37B, and the fourth X-37B mission overall. It flew on an Atlas V rocket, with a 5-meter payload fairing and no solid rocket boosters.[4]
Originally scheduled to launch on May 6, OTV-4 was delayed until May 20 for undisclosed reasons.[3] OTV-4 launched successfully at 11:05 Eastern Time on May 20, 2015.[5]
OTV-4 stayed in orbit for a record-setting 718 days, beating OTV-3's record of 674 days.[6] OTV-4 landed on May 7, 2017 at the Shuttle Landing Facility.[6]
ELaNa XI
NASA utilized the launch of OTV-4 to fly the eleventh ELaNa CubeSat rideshare mission. Ten cubesats were deployed from a P-POD deployment system affixed to the Centaur upper stage.[7]
ELaNa XI included LightSail-1, an experimental solar sail.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Krebs, Gunter D. "X-37B OTV 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Hall ion thrusters to fly on X-37B spaceplane". New Atlas. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b Ray, Justin. "NASA gives more information on its experiment aboard the X-37B – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Ray, Justin. "Launch story: X-37B embarks on fourth voyage in orbit – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Ray, Justin. "Launch story: X-37B embarks on fourth voyage in orbit – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b Foust, Jeff (7 May 2017). "X-37B lands after record-setting mission". Spacenews. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "elana xi" (PDF).
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