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

Name: SpaceX Falcon Heavy OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)
Start: 2023-12-29T01:07:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A

Falcon Heavy

Status

Success

Date

29 DEC 2023

01:07

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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.

Height

70 m

Diameter

12.2 m

Launch Mass

1,400 T

Thrust

22,819 kN