Falcon 9 Block 4 | OTV-5 (X-37B)
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
OTV-5 (X-37B)
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.
X-37B 2
Serial 2
Launch Crew Count 0
Status Active
Landing Time 2019-10-27T07:51:00+0000
Falcon 9 Block 4
Height 71.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8305 kg
Liftoff Thrust 6804 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 546 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 2015-12-22
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1040
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 2
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-1
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