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OTV-6 is the third mission for the first X-37B built, and the sixth X-37B mission overall. It flew on an Atlas V in the 501 configuration, and launched from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41. [4] This flight is the first time the space plane has been equipped with a service module to carry additional pieces for experiments.
The sixth X-37B mission (OTV-6), U.S. Space Force 7 (formerly known as AFSPC 7), launched on an Atlas V 501 rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-41 on 17 May 2020 at 13:14:00 UTC. [95] This mission is the first time the spaceplane has carried a service module, a ring attached to the rear of the vehicle for hosting multiple experiments. [96]
A month before launch, the Air Force announced that the mission would fly an X-37B spaceplane. [6] OTV-7 was deployed into a highly elliptical HEO orbit of 323 km (201 mi) x 38,838 km (24,133 mi) x 59.1° orbit. [6] [16] In Oct 2024, OTV-7 was due to undertake aerobraking maneuvers to safely dispose of its service module. [17]
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. [12] NASA is in charge of building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) operates the satellite, and manages and distributes the data archive. [13]
The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and ...
During a two-hour window on Thursday, Dec. 5, SpaceX crews hope to launch a SiriusXM satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to support its more than 150 million SiriusXM-equipped vehicles.
Launch site Payload Payload Mass Orbit Customer 6 January 2025 GS1-SN001 So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance [1] Cape Canaveral, LC-36: Blue Ring: 20,400 kg (45,000 lb) [2] LEO: Blue Origin: Maiden/demonstration flight of New Glenn, carrying a prototype Blue Ring spacecraft. First National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for ...
[5] [6] [7] VA253 activities were listed among the top priorities at the reopening of the Guiana Space Center on 11 May 2020. [8] The launch was rescheduled for end of July 2020 [6] [9] [10] to place the satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit from which they will eventually be placed into geostationary orbit through their own propulsion.