flown by SpaceX USA

X-37B OTV-8

Success
AUG 22202503:50:00 UTC

8th flight of the X-37B, the US Space Force's reusable uncrewed spaceplane, carrying experiments in high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor for navigation. The small satellite LIMASAT was deployed alongside it, and the Space Force has not said what the flight is for beyond those tests.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-518 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1092.6

Landed on ground pad · LZ-2

Payloads · 3

  • 01

    X-37B OTV-8 (USA-555)

    Technology demonstration

  • 02

    LIMASAT

  • 03

    USSF-36 (Boeing X-37B OTV-8)

last updated Oct 8, 2026