The US air force will use the Falcon 9 for a secret mission

The mission of the X37-B is kept secret.

The leadership of the U.S. air force intends in August to carry out the orbiting experimental space Shuttle, X37-B by using the Falcon 9 rocket.

Previously top-secret Shuttle have been in orbit a total of about 2,000 days for four of the top-secret flight.

The US air force did not disclose the goals and tasks of the reusable unit X37-B. It is the development of the Boeing company by order of the Pentagon. This is quite a small Shuttle. Its length is about 8 m, a wingspan of 4.5 metres, weight – about 5 tons.

During previous flights X37-B in orbit at altitudes ranging from 320 to 400 km.

The Shuttle is first taken out to the orbit inside the payload fairing of the launch vehicle Atlas V. This rocket, developed by Lockheed-Martin, uses Russian-built engines.

After launch, the Shuttle deployed a solar battery that fueled his energy during the entire flight. Landing on Land is carried out in the normal plane.

The mission of the X37-B is kept secret. The Pentagon officially says only that on Board the Shuttle tested “some electronics”.

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