After several launch slips, the super secret X-37B spaceplane launched on an Atlas V!
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| Shhhh, it's a secret spaceplane! |
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| X-37B launched on an Atlas 5, the OTV 3 mission is up up and away. |
The official stats:
| Dec. 11 | Atlas 5 • OTV 3 |
| Launch period: 1803 GMT (1:03 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida  The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket (AV-034) deployed the U.S. military's X-37B, a prototype spaceplane also called the Orbital Test Vehicle, on the program's third mission. The rocket flew in the 501 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Moved up from Oct. 26. Delayed from Oct. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 13 and Nov. 27. See our Mission Status Center. [Dec. 11] | |
Space!
Ryan
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