Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
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The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe-OFT 2) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (Boe-OFT) of its Starliner spacecraft. The uncrewed mission was part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.[1] OFT-2, using Starliner Spacecraft 2, launched 19 May 2022 and lasted 6 days. Starliner successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on 21 May 2022. It stayed at the ISS for 4 days before undocking and landing in the White Sands Missile Range on 25 May 2022.[2]
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Names | Boe-OFT 2 |
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Mission type | Test flight |
Operator | Boeing |
COSPAR ID | 2022-055A |
SATCAT no. | 52715 |
Mission duration | 5 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Starliner Spacecraft 2 |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 May 2022, 22:54:47 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas V N22 (AV-082) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 25 May 2022, 22:49 UTC |
Landing site | White Sands Missile Range |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward |
Docking date | 21 May 2022, 00:28 UTC |
Undocking date | 25 May 2022, 18:36 UTC |
Time docked | 4 days, 18 hours and 8 minutes |
Alternate Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 mission patch by NASA Eventbrite |
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