 The HTV-2 glider was to fly across the Pacific to Kwajalein at Mach 20.The HTV-2 was boosted by a Minotaur IV Lite rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; the glider was carried inside the nose of the Minotaur IV Lite rocket into outer space with a launch altitude of .The flight plan called for the craft to separate from the launch vehicle, level out and glide above the Pacific at Mach 20.