Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-36 (OTV-8)

Status

USSF-36 (OTV-8)

Launch Time
Fri Aug 22, 2025 03:40 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Landing Zone 2

Unknown Vehicle

Runway

Vehicle 1

Flight #4

1923 day turnaround

Manifest

Mission Details

USSF-36 (OTV-8)

This mission will launch the US Space Force X-37B spaceplane into a low-earth orbit, where it will aim to accomplish a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These will include demonstrations of high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies and enhanced space navigation using the highest performing quantum inertial sensor in space.

Manufacturer: Boeing

Operator: United States Space Force

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 4,990.0 kg

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

188th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

544th mission

104th mission of 2025

Falcon 9

519th mission

101st mission of 2025