SpaceX

OTV-5 (X-37B)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 4

T-minus to liftoff

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Thursday September 7 2017, 14:00:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

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.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowThursday September 7 2017, 13:50:00 UTC→Thursday September 7 2017, 18:55:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height71 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings6/6

All launches

SpaceX

OTV-5 (X-37B)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 4

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

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00

SECONDS

Thursday September 7 2017, 14:00:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1040

expended1st flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn269d 14h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 1

#2SES-12+269d 14hATLJun 4, 2018

Upper Stage · X-37B2X-37B 2

Active

4 flights· Low Earth Orbit

Second X-37B. First flight on March 5, 2011.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go50%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud35%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 7900 m above freezing 5054 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7900 m, mean 5830 m, 100% cover, freezing 5054 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowThursday September 7 2017, 13:50:00 UTC→Thursday September 7 2017, 18:55:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height71 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings6/6

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1040

expended1st flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn269d 14h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 1

#2SES-12+269d 14hATLJun 4, 2018

Upper Stage · X-37B2X-37B 2

Active

4 flights· Low Earth Orbit

Second X-37B. First flight on March 5, 2011.

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go50%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud35%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 7900 m above freezing 5054 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7900 m, mean 5830 m, 100% cover, freezing 5054 m