Secret X-37B Space Plane Lost By Sat-Spotters For 2 Weeks -- The Register
Roboshuttle relocated - for now.
The United States' X-37B robot mini-shuttle spaceplane, which was launched into orbit on a classified mission in April, has changed its orbit. However the "secret space warplane" - as the X-37B has been dubbed by the Iranian government - has now been re-acquired by alert amateur skywatchers.
The new orbit of the X-37B (also referred to as OTV-1) is around 30km higher than before, and remains tilted approximately 40 degrees up from the Equator. Amateur watchers lost the little spaceplane between 29 July and 14-18 August, then spotted it again on 19 August and refined their information on the new orbit over subsequent days.
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More News On the X-37B
Secret X-37B space plane has changed orbit -- MSNBC/Space.com
US military's top secret X-37B shuttle 'disappears' for two weeks, changes orbit -- News.com.Au
Robotic Spacecraft Changes Orbit in Space -- Softpedia
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