Launch Details

Space launch mission information

Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)

Launch Successful
583 days ago • 12/29/2023, 1:07:00 AM
Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)

Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch Probability

90%

Mission Description

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.

Weather Conditions

Cumulus Cloud Rule

Launch Videos

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

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

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

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Watch live: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches secretive X-37B military spaceplane

Watch live: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches secretive X-37B military spaceplane

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SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy for the USSF-52 / X-37B Spaceplane

SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy for the USSF-52 / X-37B Spaceplane

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Livestream on X

Livestream on X

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Mission Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/29/2023, 1:33:20 PM

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/29/2023, 1:07:17 AM

Liftoff.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/29/2023, 12:14:04 AM

Weather now 90% GO.

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LL2

LL2

12/28/2023, 11:32:12 PM

Livestream has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/27/2023, 6:13:43 PM

Weather 80% GO.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/27/2023, 3:17:56 AM

Refined launch window.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/23/2023, 4:03:08 AM

Updated target T-0.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/16/2023, 1:44:06 AM

Rescheduled for December 29 UTC.

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Jay

Jay

12/13/2023, 3:31:08 AM

Launch delayed indefinitely pending system checkouts and range availability.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/13/2023, 12:36:13 AM

Updated weather forecast.

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Nosu

Nosu

12/12/2023, 5:15:32 PM

Delayed by a day to December 14 UTC, weather 40%

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/12/2023, 6:34:17 AM

New weather forecast.

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Jay

Jay

12/12/2023, 12:48:32 AM

24 hour delay due to ground issue.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/12/2023, 12:30:17 AM

Weather 85% GO.

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SwGustav

SwGustav

12/12/2023, 12:26:53 AM

Adjusting T-0

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LL2

LL2

12/11/2023, 11:47:15 PM

Livestream has started

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Nosu

Nosu

12/10/2023, 5:28:03 PM

Weather 75%

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Nosu

Nosu

12/10/2023, 1:53:40 PM

Delayed by a day

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/9/2023, 4:51:33 PM

Weather 40% GO.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/7/2023, 5:51:23 PM

Added launch window.

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Nosu

Nosu

12/7/2023, 1:58:17 PM

Updating launch window

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

12/6/2023, 1:51:03 PM

Added launch window.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/29/2023, 9:43:34 PM

Targeting December 10

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/25/2023, 3:03:19 PM

No longer scheduled on December 7.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/8/2023, 10:20:06 PM

Targeting December 7

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/1/2023, 4:47:01 PM

NET December 2023.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

7/3/2023, 12:53:00 AM

NET Q4 2023.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

6/23/2023, 4:43:48 AM

NET September 2023.

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Nosu

Nosu

5/5/2023, 7:33:21 PM

NET July 7

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Nosu

Nosu

4/10/2023, 3:53:11 PM

Targeting June 23

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Nosu

Nosu

3/25/2022, 10:10:56 PM

NET October 2022

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Launch Details

Launch Window

12/29/2023, 1:07:00 AM

to 12/29/2023, 1:17:00 AM

Rocket Details

Falcon Heavy

Family: Falcon

Variant: Heavy

Launch Facility

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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