Meanwhile the keen-eyed observers at Seesat-l have recovered the position of X-37B OTV-8, since it maneuvered last October...
#X37B #OTV8
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Meanwhile the keen-eyed observers at Seesat-l have recovered the position of X-37B OTV-8, since it maneuvered last October...
#X37B #OTV8
Interesting, items flown on X-37B are starting to trickle in... this one flown on OTV-4...
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So in a nutshell, its building 1610 at Vandenberg, and they may have changed/painted the access door if you go by the 2023 satellite image...
And yes I'll stop nerding over the facility now 😇
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side note, clearly the one that triggered all this was the OPF handbook, home of certain space plane(s) ;-)
archive.org/details/k-st...
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Thanks Boeing 😉
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Boeing Space a dévoilé début décembre une vidéo pour les 15 ans du programme de navette automatique #X37B. On y voit pour la première fois le déploiement des panneaux solaires à 22".
OTV-8 est en orbite depuis août 2025.
Pour en savoir plus sur le X-37B : reves-d-espace.com/des-navettes...
This is one of my favorite launch photos!
OTV-8 launched Aug 21, 2025 from LC-39A aboard Falcon 9, deploying X-37B for USSF tech tests. Booster B1092 landed at LZ-2 just 8 min later—sonic boom and all. Laser comms + quantum nav on tap. #X37B #Falcon9 #SpaceForce #Launch
#longexposure
Space Force's X-37B space plane is testing 'Zylon' material to help crew and cargo land on #Mars 🔴. Via @spacedotcom #RedPlanet #Martian #Aviation ✈️🧑✈️🕶️ #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #SpaceForce #X37B #Defense 🫡 🇺🇸
X-37B Tests Zylon Material for Future Mars Cargo Landings
The X‑37B’s 8th mission, launched 21 August 2023, is testing Zylon polymer samples for NASA’s inflatable HIAD heat shield, with a planned nine‑month orbital exposure before the plane returns later this year. getnews.me/x-37b-tests-zylon-materi... #x37b #zylon
Which is pretty much the same route as shuttle took...
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Now that I've been to KSC a couple of times for work, it became easier to Geo-locate certain images 😇
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Le X-37B, avion spatial autonome de l'US Space Force, lance sa 8ᵉ mission secrète. Que cache-t-il en orbite ?
www.lejournaleconomique.com/2025/08/28/c...
#Space #Innovation #X37B #USSpaceForce #Espace
Le X-37B, avion spatial autonome de l'US Space Force, lance sa 8ᵉ mission secrète. Que cache-t-il en orbite ? […]
X-37B is back in space
On 21st August 2025, less than six months after concluding its seventh mission, the #X37B #OrbitalTestVehicle ( #OTV ), built by #Boeing was again launched into #space.
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The classified USSF-36 payloads #X37B spaceplane #OTV8 and #Limasat this morning, as imaged by me from Leiden, the Netherlands:
vimeo.com/1112676625
US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission #Science #Space #SpaceTechnology #X37B #SpaceExploration
Roscosmos-ek, #SoyuzMS28 misioaren adabakia partekatu du.
Estatu Batuetako Indar Espazialaren #X37B espaziontzi robotiko militarraren #OTV8 / #USSF-36 misioa gaur jaurti da #Falcon9 suziri batean, #B1092 -6 bultzatzailea erabiliz.
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Falcon 9 Lands X-37B: What’s the U.S. Hiding in Space?
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off late Thursday, propelling a reusable X-37B Space Force rocket plane into space on a classified long-duration...
🚀 Lancement réussi la nuit dernière à 3h50 UTC par #Falcon9 de la navette automatique #X37B de l'US Space Force pour son 8e vol (OTV-8)
🔥📷 Pose longue montrant le décollage et le retour sur Terre du premier étage par Gavin R.
Les précédents lancements du X-37B par SpaceX :
- OTV-5 (n°2), par Falcon 9, le 7 septembre 2017
- OTV-7 (n°2), par Falcon Heavy, le 28 décembre 2023
#SpaceX #USSF #USSF36 #X37B #OTV8
MECO
Séparation des étages
SES-1
Allumage de retour du 1er étage (boostback burn)
Séparation de la coiffe
#SpaceX #USSF #USSF36 #X37B #OTV8