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Secretive #X37B #Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit
Details showcase high maneuverability and underscore long-standing questions about its capabilities. #US #SpaceForce, to which -37Bs are assigned, announced planned orbital maneuvers as part of Orbital Test Vehicle 7 (#OTV7). “Use of the aerobraking maneuver – a series of passes using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere – enables the spacecraft to change orbits while expending minimal fuel.”
https://www.twz.com/space/secretive-x-37b-spaceplane-to-use-aerobraking-maneuvers-to-rapidly-change-orbit -
Amateur astronomical observations have determined that the secretive American 'space plane' X-37B #OTV7, launched on 29 December on a Falcon Heavy, is in a 38840 x 323 km, 59.1 degree inclined Highly Elliptical Orbit: https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2024/02/x-37b-otv-7-has-been-found-in-heo.html - that discovery will fire up new speculations about its purpose. UPDATE: articles at https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/us-militarys-elusive-spaceplane-apparently-found-by-sleuthing-enthusiast/ and https://www.leonarddavid.com/caught-on-camera-secretive-whereabouts-of-u-s-x-37b-military-space-plane/
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🚀 Le lancement de la navette automatique #X37B, 7e mission #OTV7, de l’US Space Force (📷), est prévu le 10 décembre prochain et ce sera sur une #FalconHeavy.
Battra-t-elle le record de la précédente mission de 908 jours dans l'espace ?
https://reves-d-espace.com/avion-spatial-x37-b-otv-6-de-retour-sur-terre-apres-908-jours-dans-espace/