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SUMMARY:SpaceX Falcon 9 – USSF‑36 (OTV‑8 / X‑37B)
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong data-start="147" data-end="166">Launch Time:</strong
 > <span>11:50 PM</span></p>\n<p data-start="99" data-end="529"><strong dat
 a-start="360" data-end="374">Rocket:</strong> Falcon 9 Block 5<br data
 -start="391" data-end="394"><strong data-start="394" data-end="408">Orbit:
 </strong> Low Earth Orbit (LEO)<br data-start="430" data-end="433"><strong
  data-start="433" data-end="453">Mission Type:</strong> Government / Class
 ified (U.S. Space Force Experimental Reusable Spaceplane)</p>\n<h3 data-se
 ction-id="14miia1" data-start="536" data-end="558">Mission Overview</h3>\n
 <p data-start="559" data-end="634"><span>This mission marks the <strong da
 ta-start="23" data-end="40">eighth flight</strong> of Boeing&rsquo\;s <str
 ong data-start="53" data-end="83">X‑37B Orbital Test Vehicle</strong>&md
 ash\;referred to as <strong data-start="99" data-end="108">OTV‑8</strong
 > under the designation <strong data-start="131" data-end="142">USSF‑36<
 /strong>&mdash\;launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Operated by the 
 U.S. Space Force\, the spaceplane will conduct a suite of classified techn
 ology demonstrations in space </span></p>\n<hr data-start="636" data-end
 ="639">\n<h3 data-section-id="e93ls1" data-start="641" data-end="676">Key 
 Technology Demonstrations</h3>\n<ul data-start="677" data-end="834">\n<li 
 data-start="677" data-end="756">\n<p data-start="679" data-end="756"><span
 ><strong data-start="0" data-end="36" data-is-only-node="">Laser Communica
 tions Experiments</strong>: Enhancing secure\, high-bandwidth data links a
 cross satellite networks</span></p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="757" data-end=
 "834">\n<p data-start="759" data-end="834"><span><strong data-start="0" da
 ta-end="27" data-is-only-node="">Quantum Inertial Sensor</strong>: Featuri
 ng the highest-performing system ever flown in orbit\, improving resilienc
 e\, navigation\, and timing systems </span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p data-s
 tart="836" data-end="873"><span>Built for repeated reuse\, X‑37B perform
 s orbital operations independently and returns to Earth&mdash\;a unique te
 stbed for next-generation space capabilities.</span></p>\n<hr data-start="
 875" data-end="878">\n<h3 data-section-id="1winqfx" data-start="880" data-
 end="919">Recovery and Mission Significance</h3>\n<ul data-start="920" dat
 a-end="1045">\n<li data-start="920" data-end="963">\n<p data-start="922" d
 ata-end="963"><span><strong data-start="0" data-end="24" data-is-only-node
 ="">First Stage Recovery</strong>: Falcon 9 booster recovery expected vi
 a a drone ship landing in the Atlantic.</span></p>\n</li>\n<li data-start=
 "964" data-end="1045">\n<p data-start="966" data-end="1045"><span><strong 
 data-start="0" data-end="20" data-is-only-node="">Strategic Impact</strong
 >: OTV‑8 will provide valuable in-orbit validation for resilient communi
 cations and national security architectures. The mission boosts U.S. capab
 ilities in adaptive\, secure space operations</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p
 >🔗 For additional details and live coverage\, visit the SpaceX Launches
  page.</p>\n<p>Stay updated at <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/" 
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">spacex.com/starlink</a></p>\n<p>Or link bel
 ow</p>
URL:https://new.flspacetourism.com/events/2025/08/21/spacex-falcon-9-ussf-3
 6-otv-8-x-37b.html
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T000000
LOCATION:LC-39A\, Kennedy Space Center\, Florida
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