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OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)

Falcon HeavySpaceXLaunch Complex 39A
Friday, December 29, 2023 · 01:07 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Falcon Heavy

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The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first st...

Height70 m
LEO Payload63,800 kg
Launches832
Successes687

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

It is the seventh flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is built by Boeing. It's an uncrewed 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.

PayloadOTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages3
PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.608°N
Longitude
80.604°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

90%
GO
Favorable1 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
1
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

01:07 AM UTC - 01:17 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.