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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
OTV-5 (X-37B)
Launched
September 7, 2017
Summary
OTV-5 (X-37B) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 7, 2017. It was SpaceX's 47th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,671st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon 9 Block 4 flight. Booster B1040 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was X-37B 2 (2). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 4 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1040 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon 9 Block 4 flightSpaceX's 47th launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,671st orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
X-37B 2 (2)
Second X-37B. First flight on March 5, 2011.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: about 2 years
The X-37B spaceplane successfully landed after this flight.
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- X-37B OTV-5 · NORAD 42932 · landed October 27, 2019
- USA 295 · NORAD 45169 · re-entered
- USA 296 · NORAD 45170 · re-entered
- USA 297 · NORAD 45171 · re-entered
Falcon 9-042 Stage 2 · deorbited September 7, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
106th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 10th this year · 163rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OTV-5 (X-37B) launch?
OTV-5 (X-37B) launched on September 7, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OTV-5 (X-37B)?
Coverage: Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5) Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OTV-5 (X-37B)?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did OTV-5 (X-37B) launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1040 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit was OTV-5 (X-37B) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did OTV-5 (X-37B) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).