Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe OFT-2) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) of its Starliner spacecraft. The uncrewed mission was part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. 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.
Starliner approaches the ISS | |
| Names | Boe OFT-2 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| External image | |
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| Boeing OFT-2 Mission Patch |
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