For example, we know that OTV-6 tested the U.S. Many of these payloads are classified, as are most of the X-37B's activities the Space Force doesn't announce details of the vehicle's orbit, for example, or tell us in advance when each OTV mission is going to end.īut military officials do reveal information about some of the hardware the X-37B totes aloft. "Since the X-37B's first launch in 2010, it has shattered records and provided our nation with an unrivaled capability to rapidly test and integrate new space technologies," Chilton said.
Space Force and Boeing describe the X-37B as chiefly a testing platform the vehicle allows researchers to see how payloads work in the space environment and then examine them afterward on the ground.
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