SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 OTV-5 (X-37B)

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 OTV-5 (X-37B)
Start: 2017-09-07T14:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A

Falcon 9 Block 4

Status

Success

Date

7 SEP 2017

14:00

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 4

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height

71 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

546 T

Thrust

6,804 kN