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i don't think it's refueling anything. for one it has a pretty small payload, but more importantly it has a low orbit (~320km). there's some decent speculation
by nyolfen 10y ago
i don't think it's refueling anything. for one it has a pretty small payload, but more importantly it has a low orbit (~320km). there's some decent speculation here:
http://www.airspacemag.com/space/spaceplane-x-37-180957777/ http://www.airspacemag.com/space/spaceplane-x-37-180957777/
tldr possibly a test bed for new smaller electronics packages designed for new smaller satellites
- jfoutz 10y agoEh, you're probably right. Those spy satellites have a very elliptical orbit. Probably only a few seconds when they could be close. It sounds cool, and I can think of a few ways that could work, and it would be super useful. So I'm sticking with my personal conspiracy theory. But yeah, it's a low likelihood of being true.