USA 295, 296 and 297 are unidentified small satellites launched with the X-37B OTV-5 space plane.
No details on these satellites are known. They were likely CubeSats.
These satellites were launched in 2017 together with X-37B OTV-5. Likely they were deployed from the X-37B, but they were not announced at the time. The satellites were only registered i early 2020, after the X-37B OTV-5 had ended, hence the out of sequence USA numbers.
Nation: | USA |
---|---|
Type / Application: | Technology ? |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA 295 | 2017-052C | 07.09.2017 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 | with X-37B OTV-5, USA 295, USA 296, USA 297 | |
USA 296 | 2017-052D | 07.09.2017 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 | with X-37B OTV-5, USA 295, USA 296, USA 297 | |
USA 297 | 2017-052E | 07.09.2017 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 | with X-37B OTV-5, USA 295, USA 296, USA 297 |