X-37B Aiming For New Orbit With Launch On Falcon Heavy

encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

Featuring the U.S. Space Force logo for the first time, the encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for the USSF-52 mission is due to launch Dec. 7.

Credit: Boeing
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch its next X-37B mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, aiming for a new orbit. The mission, known as USSF-52, will be the seventh for the two-vehicle fleet of Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles (OTV). Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center is targeted for Dec...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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