USA 299 (X-37B, OTV 6)

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USA 299 (X-37B, OTV 6) is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 45606

Int'l Code: 2020-029A

Perigee: 388.9 km

Apogee: 404.3 km

Inclination: 45.0 °

Period: 92.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6767 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 17, 2020
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

X-37B (USA 299), also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable robotic spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth's atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. While the X-37B's exact purpose is a secret, Space Force officials have revealed that the craft is packing numerous experiments on this trip to test out different systems in space. Some of those experiments include a small satellite called FalconSat-8, two NASA payloads designed to study the effects of radiation on different materials as well as seeds to grow food, and a power-beaming experiment using microwave energy.

1 45606U 20029A   20139.52987900  .00005000  00000-0  50000-4 0    06
2 45606  45.0000 316.9590 0011390 338.2977 131.6011 15.59372821    04

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants