The United States Space Force’s secret X-37B space plane arrived on Earth on Friday after spending 434 days on mysterious tests on Earth.
The USSF said in a statement that the unmanned Boeing-made aircraft landed at the V and Ndonberg Space Force Base in California, which was “broken” at 2:22 am by completing a series of tests and experiments.
The space plane was launched in its seventh mission in 2023 by the Falcon Heavy Rocket of SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft is solar-powered, reusable and remotely powered. Space.com noted that most of its payrodes remain classified.
The United States Space Force’s secret X-37B space play completed its seventh mission on Friday. (Space Force)
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The Space Force said that when a very elliptical orbit shows the “strong maneuver capacity” of the aircraft.
This technique uses stretch to change its orbit more effectively due to the earth’s atmosphere when spending minimal fuel, the Soopes Force said.
During the orbit, Mission 7 tested the “Space Domain Awareness Technology Experiments” which aims to improve the Knowledge of the United States Space Force about the space environment, the agency said.
After ER robbers for low earth orbit and completing the objectives of its testing and experiments, Mission 7 successfully performed its deerbit and landing processes.
Secret X -377B Space Plane Termac of the United States Space Force. (Space Force)
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“Mission 7 broke the new field by displaying the ability to easily complete its test and experiment objectives during the X-37B orbital regime.” General Chance Saltzman said in a statement, Chief of Space Force Space Operations.
“Successful execution of aerobracking maneuvers underscores the commitment of the space force’s novel to move the space space in a safe and responsible way.”
The Space Force shared many images after touching the plane. In one image, a group of people contact the secret aircraft in suits such as hazmate.
Lieutenant Colonel Blain Stewart, director of the X -37B program, said the mission marks a significant target in the ongoing development of the agency’s dynamic mission capacity.
The United States Space Force’s secret X-37B space plane (Space Force)
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“Mission 7 has written an attractive new chapter in the X -37B program in the test of the new orbit regime, its novel aerobracking maneuver and its space domain awareness experiments.”
Last month, the Space Force shared a rare image of the earth while experimenting.
