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This video was recently captured in Cape Canaveral, but this isn’t a rocket launch conducted by NASA, this was launched by the U.S. Military.The U.S. Space Force just sent its highly classified X-37B robot space plane into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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00:03 This video was recently captured in Cape Canaveral, but this isn't a rocket launch conducted by NASA.
00:08 This was launched by the US military. Reuters reports the US Space Force just sent its highly
00:14 classified X-37B robot spaceplane into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Despite
00:20 the secretive nature of the spaceplane, this is actually its seventh mission since 2010.
00:25 However, this rocket will be able to carry it further than ever before,
00:28 allowing the spaceplane to enter an orbital altitude higher than most other spacecraft
00:32 or satellites. So what's it doing up there? Well, no one knows for sure, but based on its telemetry,
00:37 analysts have some guesses. Whatever its goal, it's expected to have a massive elliptical orbit
00:42 around our planet. However, some experts say that orbit is so wide it could bring it closer to the
00:47 moon than ever before, which the Hill reported earlier this year. The Pentagon has actually
00:51 begun to take interest in the moon, looking specifically at laying the groundwork for
00:55 American interests and economy there. The launch took place after multiple delays due to bad
01:00 weather, forcing them to wait two weeks until its eventual blast off. The X-37B spaceplane
01:05 mission is set to last until 2026.
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