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OTV-5

Uncrewed spaceflight mission; third flight of the second Boeing X-37B. OTV-5 was launched on September 7, 2017 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 27, 2019).

COSPAR 2017-052ANORAD 42932United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: X-37B OTV-5
Common name: OTV-5
Payload designation: X-37B No. 2 F3
Other names: USA277
International designator: 2017-052A
NORAD catalog number: 42932
GCAT identifier: S42932
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/859

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: September 7, 2017 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record: 2017-052Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 355 km
Apogee: 356 km
Inclination: 54.47°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 27, 2019
Last known active: Oct 27, 2019
End of operations: Oct 27, 2019

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 Q38573370 (CC0).