OT X-37B - OTV Lands at KSC

[Mattingly23NY]

X-37B, Un-manned Orbital Test Vehicle, lands at Kennedy Space Ctr., after 718 days in space. Good to see our Nation continues to work in Space, the last frontier-

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...c-boom-military-space-shuttle-0507-story.html

http://www.space.com/36420-x-37b-space-plane-secret-mission-florida-landing.html

http://www.space.com/36753-air-force-space-plane-lands-after-718-days-video.html

 

[yankeesince59]

...unmanned shuttle landing flawlessly after 2 years in space is pretty freaking impressive...still like to know what "itelligence info" it collected.

 

[totus44]

...unmanned shuttle landing flawlessly after 2 years in space is pretty freaking impressive...still like to know what "itelligence info" it collected.

Never going to know for the next 30+ years, lol!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

http://www.space.com/32054-satellite-tracker.html

 

[yankeesince59]

Never going to know for the next 30+ years, lol!

...you're probably right.

 

[yankeesince59]

http://www.space.com/32054-satellite-tracker.html

That's a pretty cool site, never seen it before, thanx Matts.

But why do all of the orbital paths of the satellites oscillate along the equator like that ?...I'm sure there's a very simple explanation. I'm guessing it's so that it can cover as much of the northern and southern hemispheres as possible?