SpaceX Delays The Launch of X-37B Robot Spaceplane Till December 28

Written by Deepak Bhagat, In Tech, Published On

December 16, 2023

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SpaceX announced that the seventh orbital flight of the U.S. military’s X-37B robot spaceplane is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 28.

SpaceX intended to launch the US military’s X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission on Thursday, December 28. “Now targeting no earlier than Thursday, December 28 for Falcon Heavy to launch USSF-52 to orbit from Florida,” SpaceX wrote Friday after postponing the launch this week for system checkouts. The late Sunday spacecraft launch was canceled due to severe weather at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX will launch Falcon Heavy again before year’s end if all goes smoothly. On Dec. 28, SpaceX will launch the X-37B space plane from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy.

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Military officials say the 29-foot (8.8-meter) X-37B will launch for the eighth time as an orbital testbed for future space technology. Duration and most X-37B payloads’ identities and missions are classified. Flights are likely to be long. The latest X-37B mission returned in November 2022 after 908 days. Four of eight Falcon Heavy launches occurred in 2023. NASA’s Psyche asteroid belt mission launched in October atop the Heavy, NASA’s second-most powerful rocket after the Space Launch System.

SpaceX delayed response

SpaceX delayed the launch this week for system inspections. The company will launch USSF-52 from Florida on Thursday, December 28, with Falcon Heavy.

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The US Air Force operates the unmanned X-37B spaceplane, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV). It’s designed for orbital trips and has been utilized for space experiments. This will be its seventh orbit launch. Space exploration enthusiasts are excited by SpaceX’s announcement. The X-37B’s prior missions were secret, causing suspicion about its goals and capabilities. Each launch reveals more about this mysterious spacecraft and its potential uses.

According to, SpaceX planned to launch USSF-52 using Falcon Heavy on Sunday but delayed it until December 28 owing to bad weather. The corporation requested more time for tests before launching. We eagerly await the launch of the X-37B robotic spaceplane, but these flights are milestones in space exploration. They enable scientific research and technological advances that benefit humanity.

The final point is SpaceX’s choice to delay the X-37B robotic spaceplane launch to ensure safety and success. December 28th will provide breakthrough advances in our understanding of space and its potential for exploration and discovery. A news agency feed provided this story without editing. Only the headline changed.