OTV-7

Orbital Test Vehicle 7 (OTV-7), also referred to as United States Space Force-52 (USSF-52) or USA-349, is the fourth flight of the second Boeing X-37B, an American unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane. It was launched to a highly elliptical high Earth orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from LC-39A on December 29, 2023 at 01:07:00 UTC.

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AFSPC-52; Orbital Test Vehicle 7; USA-349; USSF-52; X-37B OTV-7
space mission, Falcon Heavy, SpaceX, highly elliptical orbit, 

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2023 OTV-7

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rocket launch

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landing

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Frameless

Featuring the United States Space Force (USSF) logo for the first time, the encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for the USSF-52 Mission

United States Space Force Prepares X-37B for Launch (231128-F-XXXXX-1001)

An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in a highly elliptical orbit in 2024.

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven (250307-X-F3227-1003) (cropped)

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Featuring the United States Space Force (USSF) logo for the first time, the encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for the USSF-52 Mission		Commons
commons	image		United States Space Force Prepares X-37B for Launch (231128-F-XXXXX-1001)		Commons
commons	image		An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in a highly elliptical orbit in 2024.		Commons
commons	image		The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.		Commons
commons	image		The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.		Commons
commons	image		X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven (250307-X-F3227-1003) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025.		Commons