Watch: SpaceX Blasts X-37B Space Plane Into Orbit

Flight Status - Engine ignition sequence initiated: "3 2 1 engines full power and lift off" [1] - Vehicle trajectory indicates a downward pitch [1] - Chamber pressure is within nominal (expected) range [1] - Vehicle achieved supersonic speed [1] Aerodynamic Considerations - Vehicle passed through Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure during flight [1]