X37-B OTV-1 with orbiter and Atlas V

[Nephf]

At this Moment, OTV-1 is in orbit around the earth. It's an unmanned reuseable spaceship launched with an Atlas V (501) Lanch vehicle.

The Craft File

Launch:

The rocket in flight:

The rocket ins Centaur Stage

Reentry:

Successful landing:

Have fun!

[iDan122]

The current mission is OTV-3, please correct that.

Other than that, nice craft!

[Nephf]

The current mission is OTV-3, please correct that.

Other than that, nice craft!

OTV is just the name of the orbiter, like Atlantis or Discovery. OTV-1 is currently in orbit for the second time.

[astropapi1]

Looks awesome! Do those wingies actually provide actual lift? I've never used them on planes because of that bad description. Everything looks great.

[iDan122]

OTV is just the name of the orbiter, like Atlantis or Discovery. OTV-1 is currently in orbit for the second time.

1. OTV-1,2,3 etc. is name of the mission.

2. X-37B is the name of the orbiter.

It is on its 3rd mission right now, it has already been flown 2 times before.

Edited December 13, 2013 by iDan122

[Nephf]

1. OTV-1,2,3 etc. is name of the mission.

2. X-37B is the name of the orbiter.

It is on its 3rd mission right now, it has already been flown 2 times before.

OTV is for Orbital Test Vehicle, I think it's just to easy to confuse it with STS, which stands for a Shuttle mission.

Looks awesome! Do those wingies actually provide actual lift? I've never used them on planes because of that bad description. Everything looks great.

The lift is not much, so you have to come down very shallow to get the runway.

Edited December 13, 2013 by Nephf

[iDan122]

OTV is for Orbital Test Vehicle, I think it's just to easy to confuse it with STS, which stands for a Shuttle mission.

The lift is not much, so you have to come down very shallow to get the runway.

I don't know I trust space.com than some strange and unknown German website(had to replace the word puny with this huge phrase)

Edited December 13, 2013 by iDan122

[Nephf]

I don't know I trust space.com more than some puny German website....

This is what Boeing itself writes about it:

http://www.boeing.com/boeing/defense-space/ic/sis/x37b_otv/x37b_otv.page