Secret Missions of the X-37B
Published on May 31, 2013
This video is a compilation of military experts speculating on the X-37B space plane.
Manufacturer - The Boeing Company
Boeing X-37 on Wikipedia
Classified Air Force space plane breaks endurance record
Published on Mar 27, 2014
The X-37B, a classified reusable space plane being developed by the U.S. Air Force, has broken its own record for endurance. This week it surpassed the previous mission of 469 days in orbit.
Skywatcher Captures Video Of X-37B Unmanned Military Space Plane
Published on Mar 27, 2014
Skywatcher Kevin Fetter of Brockville, Ontario in Canada shot this March 9, 2014 video of the U.S. military's X-37B space plane passing by the moon. The robotic US Air Force space plane surpassed 470 days in orbit, an endurance record, in March 2014.
Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5) Mission
Streamed Sep 7, 2017
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) on its fifth mission.
SpaceX is targeting launch of OTV-5 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens on Thursday, September 7 at 9:50 a.m. EDT or 13:50 UTC, and closes at 2:55 p.m. EDT or 18:55 UTC.
A backup launch window is available on Friday, September 8.
Boeing X-37B space plane - What you need to know
Published on Aug 8, 2019
Boeing explains the benefits of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) that the US Air Force uses for secretive missions. -- Latest Mission Hits 700 Days:
"X-37B Military Space Plane's Latest Mystery Mission Hits 700 Days"
by Mike Wall
August 7, 2019
US Space Force to launch X-37B space plane on OTV-6 mission
May 6, 2020
"US Space Force to launch the next X-37B space plane mystery mission on May 16"The X-37B is scheduled to lift off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in May 2020.
The sixth X-37B flight will carry more experiments than any previous program mission.
by Mike Wall
May 6, 2020
Atlas V launches OTV-6 (USSF-7)
Atlas V, space launch system, United Launch Alliance, Centennial, Colorado, USAA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket launched the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force, the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6), from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 17 May 2020, at 13:14 UTC (09:14 EDT). Built by Boeing, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is a reusable unmanned spacecraft. The mission was the 84th for an Atlas V launch vehicle and the 7th in the 501 configuration.
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Video footage Courtesy of United Launch Alliance/Photos Courtesy of Boeing/Photos Courtesy of United Launch Alliance
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