Boeing X-37 ( X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV)), The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Boeing X-37 on Wikipedia

 

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Secret Missions of the X-37B

Published on May 31, 2013

This video is a compilation of military experts speculating on the X-37B space plane.

 

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Classified Air Force space plane breaks endurance record

Published on Mar 27, 2014

The X-37B, a classified reusable space plane being developed by the U.S. Air Force, has broken its own record for endurance. This week it surpassed the previous mission of 469 days in orbit.

 

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Skywatcher Captures Video Of X-37B Unmanned Military Space Plane

Published on Mar 27, 2014

Skywatcher Kevin Fetter of Brockville, Ontario in Canada shot this March 9, 2014 video of the U.S. military's X-37B space plane passing by the moon. The robotic US Air Force space plane surpassed 470 days in orbit, an endurance record, in March 2014.

 

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X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-3 Lands at Vandenberg AFB

Published on Oct 17, 2014

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 3 (OTV-3), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:24 a.m. Oct. 17 .

 

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Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

Published on Sep 7, 2017

Watch the video to learn more about the Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV).

 

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Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5) Mission

Streamed Sep 7, 2017

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) on its fifth mission.
SpaceX is targeting launch of OTV-5 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens on Thursday, September 7 at 9:50 a.m. EDT or 13:50 UTC, and closes at 2:55 p.m. EDT or 18:55 UTC.
A backup launch window is available on Friday, September 8.

 

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Boeing X-37B space plane - What you need to know

Published on Aug 8, 2019

Boeing explains the benefits of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) that the US Air Force uses for secretive missions. -- Latest Mission Hits 700 Days:

"X-37B Military Space Plane's Latest Mystery Mission Hits 700 Days"

by Mike Wall
August 7, 2019

 

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US Space Force to launch X-37B space plane on OTV-6 mission

May 6, 2020

The X-37B is scheduled to lift off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in May 2020.

"US Space Force to launch the next X-37B space plane mystery mission on May 16"
The sixth X-37B flight will carry more experiments than any previous program mission.

by Mike Wall
May 6, 2020

 

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Atlas V launches OTV-6 (USSF-7)

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket launched the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force, the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6), from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 17 May 2020, at 13:14 UTC (09:14 EDT). Built by Boeing, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is a reusable unmanned spacecraft. The mission was the 84th for an Atlas V launch vehicle and the 7th in the 501 configuration.
Credits:
Video footage Courtesy of United Launch Alliance/Photos Courtesy of Boeing/Photos Courtesy of United Launch Alliance

Atlas V, space launch system, United Launch Alliance, Centennial, Colorado, USA

 

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Everything we know about the mysterious US Air Force space plane

May 22, 2020

The X-37B just launched on its sixth classified mission to space for the US Air Force. We run down what details we do know about the experiments it will be running.

 

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Article "A secretive U.S. spaceplane just snapped a stunning view of Earth"
A unique spacecraft in orbit around our planet.

by Mark Kaufman
February 22, 2025

 

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Boeing X-37B landed after 434 days in space

Mar 9, 2025

According to the U.S. Space Force, the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 7 March 2025, at 07:22 UTC (02:22 EST; 6 March, at 23:22 local time), ending its seventh mission (OTV-7/USSF-52) after over 434 days in space. During the mission, X-37B executed “a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking, to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components”.

 

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Boeing X-37B OTV-8 launch (USSF-36)

Aug 22, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched USSF-36, the eighth launch of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8), from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 22 August 2025, at 03:50 UTC (21 August, at 23:50 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on SpaceX’s Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1092) previously supported 5 missions: CRS-32, NROL-69, GPS III SV07 and 2 Starlink missions.