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{{Short description|Hangars formerly used for Space Shuttle maintenance at NASA's Kennedy Space Center}} {{Infobox military installation | name = Orbiter Processing Facility | partof = [[Launch Complex 39]] | country = United States | image = Orbiter Processing Facility.jpg | caption = {{OV|102}} at the entrance of Orbiter Processing Facility 3 | type = Facility | coordinates = {{Coord|28.585803|-80.654991|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | operator = {{Unbulleted list | [[NASA]] (1981โ2012) | [[Boeing]] (2014โpresent) }} | height = {{cvt|29|m}} | length = {{cvt|121|m}} | website = http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/opf.html }} '''Orbiter Processing Facility''' ('''OPF''') is a class of [[hangar]]s where U.S. [[Space Shuttle orbiter]]s underwent maintenance between flights. They are located west of the [[Vehicle Assembly Building]], where the orbiter was mated with its [[external tank]] and [[Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster|Solid Rocket Booster]]s before transport to the launch pad. OPF-1 and OPF-2 are connected with a low bay between them, while OPF-3 is across the street. OPF-3 was previously called the Orbiter Maintenance & Refurbishment Facility (OMRF), but was upgraded{{when|date=December 2018}} to a fully functioning OPF.
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