Message posted by Gregos on December 14, 2010 at 14:11:30 PST:

Not the Next X-37B OTV -2 but a National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-49 payload:

Jan. 11 Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-49
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Delayed from Dec. 1. Moved up from Jan. 15. [Oct. 27]

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March 4 Atlas 5 • OTV 2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the U.S. military's X-37B, a prototype space plane also called the Orbital Test Vehicle. The rocket will fly in the 501 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. [Oct. 19]

In Reply to: Delta IV Heavy posted by Gimbal on December 14, 2010 at 2:22:56 PST:

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