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Classified US Air Force/Space Force reusable robotic spaceplane. Conducts long-duration orbital missions for technology testing and experimentation. Its exact capabilities and missions remain largely classified.
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المصنّع
معلومات الإنتاج
AIRFRAMEHuntington Beach, California
AVIONICSClassified US facilities
FINAL ASSEMBLYBoeing Phantom Works, USA
THERMAL PROTECTIONBoeing, various US sites
عرض بالحجم الكامل
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle - Boeing
المزايا
- Reusable orbital platform
- Extremely long endurance missions
- Flexible payload bay for experiments
- Autonomous landing capability
- Strategic ambiguity deters adversaries
العيوب
- Classified nature limits public accountability
- Limited payload capacity
- Expensive per-mission cost
- Only 2 vehicles in inventory
- Vulnerable during launch/reentry phases
المواصفات التقنية
CREW0 (Unmanned)
ORBITLow Earth Orbit
POWERGaAs Solar Cells + Lithium-Ion Batteries
SPEEDOrbital Velocity (~28,000 Km/H)
HEIGHT2.9 M
LENGTH8.9 M
WEIGHT4,990 Kg
WINGSPAN4.6 M
ENDURANCE908+ Days (Record)
PAYLOAD BAY2.1 M X 1.2 M
LAUNCH VEHICLESpaceX Falcon Heavy / Atlas V
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