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

Name: Falcon Heavy: OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)
Start: 2023-12-29T01:07:00Z
End: 2023-12-29T01:17:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A

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, 29 December 202301:07 UTC

Mission Data

🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002

Launch VehicleFalcon Heavy

Vehicle FamilyFalcon

Vehicle Record14 of 14 launches (100%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)

Success Streak229 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitElliptical Orbit

Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A

Location🇺🇸 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#219

Agency Launches This Year#97

Launches From This Pad224

Launches From This Site283

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon Heavy

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.

Launch updates

29 Dec 2023, 13:33 UTC
Launch success.
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29 Dec 2023, 01:07 UTC
Liftoff.
29 Dec 2023, 00:14 UTC
Weather now 90% GO.
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28 Dec 2023, 23:32 UTC
Livestream has started
27 Dec 2023, 18:13 UTC
Weather 80% GO.
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27 Dec 2023, 03:17 UTC
Refined launch window.
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23 Dec 2023, 04:03 UTC
Updated target T-0.
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16 Dec 2023, 01:44 UTC
Rescheduled for December 29 UTC.
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13 Dec 2023, 03:31 UTC
Launch delayed indefinitely pending system checkouts and range availability.
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13 Dec 2023, 00:36 UTC
Updated weather forecast.
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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A · 28.6082°N 80.6043°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.