X-37B program

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spaceplane program
gptkbp:airlines up to 2 years
gptkbp:applicationStatus active
gptkbp:collection scientific experiments
gptkbp:communicationEquipment secure data link
gptkbp:controls autonomous guidance
gptkbp:crew uncrewed
gptkbp:design gptkb:Boeing
military applications
NASA's_X-37_project
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:developer $1 billion
gptkbp:engineType rocket engine
gptkbp:environmentalImpact ablative heat shield
gptkbp:firstFlight April 22, 2010
gptkbp:firstGeneration NASA
gptkbp:fuelType hydrazine
gptkbp:futurePlans continued missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-37B program
gptkbp:internationalCooperation limited
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn gptkb:US_Space_Force
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchDate multiple successful launches
gptkbp:launched approximately every 1-2 years
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas V
gptkbp:length 8.8 meters
gptkbp:mediaCoverage moderate
gptkbp:militaryRank high
gptkbp:mission experimental
gptkbp:navigationEquipment GPS-based
gptkbp:operationalStatus 2010
Low Earth Orbit
space
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 40 degrees
gptkbp:partOf U.S._space_strategy
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 500 kg
various technology demonstrations
gptkbp:powers true
gptkbp:publicAccess limited
gptkbp:purpose unmanned space missions
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance true
gptkbp:relatedPatent DARPA's_XS-1
gptkbp:reliability true
gptkbp:renovated landing on runway
gptkbp:researchFocus space technologies
gptkbp:respondsTo true
gptkbp:secondaryMission 5
May 17, 2020
gptkbp:successor X-37C
gptkbp:technology true
gptkbp:weight 5,000 pounds
gptkbp:wingspan 4.5 meters