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OTV-1

Uncrewed spaceflight mission; first flight of the first Boeing X-37B. OTV-1 was launched on April 22, 2010 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 3, 2010).

COSPAR 2010-015ANORAD 36514United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
X-37B OTV-1
Common name
OTV-1
Payload designation
X-37B No. 1 F1
Other names
USA 212
International designator
2010-015A
NORAD catalog number
36514
GCAT identifier
S36514
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/601

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
X37
Owner
AF RCO
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Platform (bus)
X-37

Launch

Date
April 22, 2010 · 23:52 UTC
Launch record
2010-015Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
407 km
Apogee
409 km
Inclination
40.00°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 3, 2010
Last known active
Dec 3, 2010
End of operations
Dec 3, 2010

Size

Mass
5,000 kg
Dry mass
5,000 kg
Length
8.8 m
Diameter
2.90 m
Span
8.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q980708 (CC0).