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OTV-5 (X-37B)

Name: OTV-5 (X-37B) launch
Start: 2017-09-07T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2017-09-07T18:55:00+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 4SpaceXLaunch Complex 39A

Thursday, September 7, 2017 · 02:00 PM UTC

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This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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

PayloadOTV-5 (X-37B)

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerSpaceX

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, 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

50%

ConstrainedNo active constraints

Weather Rules

No formal weather rule concerns published.

Primary concern: None published
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

01:50 PM UTC - 06:55 PM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 4

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m

LEO Payload22,800 kg

Launches850

Successes707

Provider

SpaceX

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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.

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