A top-secret military vehicle launched from the Space Coast Thursday morning.
- Launch window opens at 9:50 a.m.
- SpaceX to try to land first stage booster on land
- People nearby may hear sonic boom
- Spectrum customers can watch it live
- Watch it live here
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center.
BOOSTER LANDING! @SpaceX #X37B #OTV5 @PortCanaveral @MyNews13 sonic boom startles toward end of video. pic.twitter.com/f5elG5UKJA
— Greg Pallone (@gpallone13) September 7, 2017
This is the fifth launch of the X-37B.
The launch window was from 9:50 a.m. until 2:55 p.m.
After the launch, SpaceX attempted to land the first stage booster on land, at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
People nearby may have heard a sonic boom when that happened.