UAV mysterious X-37B breaking record 'live' in space

The Pentagon's X-37B drones have broken the record for space flight with 469 days of continuous operation in orbit.

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The X-37B is considered one of the most mysterious aircraft of the United States Air Force in deploying UAVs to carry out top-secret missions in space.

IDG News Service, an agency of the International Data Group (IDG) of the United States, has three X-37Bs flying out of the earth to test UAV activity in a non-critical environment. Strengthen and strengthen the surveillance capabilities of US intelligence agencies.

Production plan for the X-37B generation was announced by the Boeing Group in December 2012. Compared with the sun, the new space UAV has a more compact design and equipped with intelligent navigation mechanism to help it re-start quickly as soon as the ground.

The X-37s of the X-37B UAV have broken the US Air Force record. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell says the mission of the new X-37B is to stay in space for as long as possible, contrary to what many think the new UAV is designed to test. Instant startup, like on a shuttle.

In fact, US officials hid the specific purpose of making the X-37B. Speaking to the Christian Science Monitor, they are ambiguous. The X-37B was launched to carry out 'a number of different trials involving the transport sector' , including the inclusion of satellite sensors and components. Concentrate on space, then return to earth.

According to McDowell, the sensors are tested for a number of NROs, such as ultrasound remote sensing displays or smart signal chips. Due to the project's success beyond expectations, customers have requested to keep the X-37B in space for longer than originally planned.

In addition, John Pike, who runs the globalsecurity.org website, painted the possibility that the UAV X-37B would be used as a 'mobile satellite' in the future for the purpose of spying China as it could not. Detected and destroyed by radar.

NBC (USA) speculates that if it plays the role of a true satellite, the X-37B is capable of zooming in on the resulting image and providing a close-up view of the region it passes through, similar to the image. Sharp image on Google Earth.