NASASpaceflight
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SpaceX's fifth Falcon Heavy of the year is set to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying the US Space Force X-37B spaceplane. SpaceX is also aiming to launch another batch of Starlink v2 Mini satellites just a few hours later from the nearby Space Launch Complex 40 launchpad
Falcon Heavy - USSF-52 (OTV-7)
Window Opens: December 11th at 8:14PM EST (01:14 UTC on the 12th)
Window Closes: December 11th at 8:24PM EST (01:24 UTC on the 12th)
Current T0: December 11th at 8:14PM EST (01:14 UTC on the 12th)
Mission: Falcon Heavy launch of the US Space Force X-37B Vehicle 2
Side boosters: B1064-5 and B1065-5; 59d 10h 54min (record for FH sides!). USSF-44, USSF-67, Echostar 24, and Psyche.
Center Core: B1084, new booster.
Recovery: LZ-1, LZ-2, and Doug. 32nd landing on LZ-1 out of 33 attempts. 9th landing on LZ-2 out of 9 attempts. 180th and 181st consecutive landings
Stats:
· SpaceX's 94th launch of the year and the 5th launch of the month
· 261st Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, Falcon Heavy's 8th flight.
· SpaceX's 72nd launch from LC-39A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRUQxHht0BA
