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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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OTV-8 (X-37B) (USSF-36)
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXLaunch Complex 39A
Friday, August 22, 2025 · 03:50 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Eighth flight of the X-37B program. The X-37B is a dynamic and responsive spacecraft responsible for conducting a range of tests and experiments that expedite the development of critical next-generation technologies and operational concepts for reusable space capabilities. The OTV-8 mission in Low Earth Orbit includes operational demonstrations and experiments of next-generation technologies, including laser communications and the highest performing strategic grade quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space. Mission partners include the Air Force Research Lab and the Defense Innovation Unit, respectively.
PayloadOTV-8 (X-37B) (USSF-36)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.608°N
- Longitude
- 80.604°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
90%
GO
Favorable2 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud RuleAnvil Cloud Rules
- Primary concern
- Cumulus Cloud Rule
- Rule count
- 2
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:40 AM UTC - 07:40 AM UTC
Provider
SpaceX
Profile →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...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
