launched fromUSA

USA-240

Name: USA-240
Start: 2012-12-11T18:03:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

DEC 11201218:03:00 UTC

270-day X-37B endurance mission ultimately extended to over 680 days.

LIFTOFF

DEC 11 2012

18:03:00 UTC

Success

launched from SLC-41 Canaveral

aboard Atlas V 501 into LEO

Payload

USA-240 (X-37B OTV-3)

Technology demonstration