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OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)
Government/Top Secret
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon Heavy
Ellipticalorbit
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.
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 1:07 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,587
SpX Mission
#310
Pad Launch
#168
Location Launch
#226
Designator
2023-210
Weather GO
90%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Dec 29, 2023, 1:07 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon Heavy Specs
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 stage.
Length
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
Launch Mass
1,400 t
Thrust
22,819 kN
LEO Capacity
63,800 kg
GTO Capacity
26,700 kg
Launch Cost
$90M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 14d
Total Launches
12
Successful
12
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
12
Maiden flight: Feb 6, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Dec 29, 2023, 1:33 PM
Launch success.
Source - Dec 29, 2023, 1:07 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Dec 29, 2023, 12:14 AM
Weather now 90% GO.
Source - Dec 28, 2023, 11:32 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Dec 27, 2023, 6:13 PM
Weather 80% GO.
Source - Dec 27, 2023, 3:17 AM
Refined launch window.
Source - Dec 23, 2023, 4:03 AM
Updated target T-0.
Source - Dec 16, 2023, 1:44 AM
Rescheduled for December 29 UTC.
Source - Dec 13, 2023, 3:31 AM
Launch delayed indefinitely pending system checkouts and range availability.
Source - Dec 13, 2023, 12:36 AM
Updated weather forecast.
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 5:15 PM
Delayed by a day to December 14 UTC, weather 40%
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 6:34 AM
New weather forecast.
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 12:48 AM
24 hour delay due to ground issue.
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 12:30 AM
Weather 85% GO.
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 12:26 AM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Dec 11, 2023, 11:47 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Dec 10, 2023, 5:28 PM
Weather 75%
Source - Dec 10, 2023, 1:53 PM
Delayed by a day
Source - Dec 9, 2023, 4:51 PM
Weather 40% GO.
Source - Dec 7, 2023, 5:51 PM
Added launch window.
Source - Dec 7, 2023, 1:58 PM
Updating launch window
Source - Dec 6, 2023, 1:51 PM
Added launch window.
Source - Nov 29, 2023, 9:43 PM
Targeting December 10
Source - Nov 25, 2023, 3:03 PM
No longer scheduled on December 7.
Source - Nov 8, 2023, 10:20 PM
Targeting December 7
Source - Nov 1, 2023, 4:47 PM
NET December 2023.
Source - Jul 3, 2023, 12:53 AM
NET Q4 2023.
Source - Jun 23, 2023, 4:43 AM
NET September 2023.
Source - May 5, 2023, 7:33 PM
NET July 7
Source - Apr 10, 2023, 3:53 PM
Targeting June 23
Source - Mar 25, 2022, 10:10 PM
NET October 2022
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SpaceX
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 Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 28, 2023, 8:07 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508