flown by SpaceX USA

Boeing X-37B OTV-5

Success
SEP 07201714:00:00 UTC

First X-37B mission to fly on a SpaceX vehicle — the four preceding OTV flights had all used United Launch Alliance Atlas V rockets. The mission carried the second X-37B vehicle (USA-277) and remained in orbit for 780 days before landing at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in October 2019, setting a new endurance record for the program at that time.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Falcon 9 B4 F9-041 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1040.1

Landed on ground pad · LZ-1

Payload

X-37B / OTV-5 / USA-277

Technology demonstration (classified)

last updated May 30, 2026