Falcon Heavy launches Boeing X-37B OTV-7 (USSF-52)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF-52 mission, the seventh flight of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7), from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 29 December 2023, at 01:06 UTC (28 December, at 20:06 EST). Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters (B1064 and B1065) landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, having previously supported USSF-44, USSF-67, JUPITER 3 and NASA’s Psyche mission. Due to mission requirements, the core booster (B1084) was not planned to be recovered. Credit: Boeing/SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches X-37B OTV-7 and Falcon Heavy side boosters landing #FalconHeavy #X37B