ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer - space launch mission detailed information

When is ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer? Launch date 20/MAY/2015 — Atlas V 501 rocket launch by United Launch Alliance from Space Launch Complex 41.

ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

LAUNCH MISSION

ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer

Name: ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer
Start: 2015-05-20T15:05:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 41

Status

Success

DATE

20 MAY 2015

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United Launch Alliance

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Description

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.

Atlas V 501

Rocket Description

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

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