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OTV-7

Uncrewed spaceflight mission; fourth flight of the second Boeing X-37B. OTV-7 was launched on December 29, 2023 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 7, 2025).

COSPAR 2023-210ANORAD 58666United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
X-37B OTV-7
Common name
OTV-7
Payload designation
X-37B No. 2 F4
Other names
USA 349
International designator
2023-210A
NORAD catalog number
58666
GCAT identifier
S58666
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1188

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
X37
Owner
AF RCO
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Platform (bus)
X-37

Launch

Date
December 29, 2023 · 01:07 UTC
Launch record
2023-210Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GTO
Perigee
336 km
Apogee
37,895 km
Inclination
59.27°
Status
Landed
Status date
March 7, 2025
Last known active
Mar 7, 2025
End of operations
Mar 7, 2025

Size

Mass
5,000 kg
Dry mass
5,000 kg
Length
8.8 m
Diameter
2.90 m
Span
8.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112228359 (CC0).