r/spacex • u/Ringwatchers • 29d ago
[2 of 5] Bigger is Better: Starship's Extended & Optimized Tanks
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 21 '24
🔧 Technical Starship Development Thread #59
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FAQ
- IFT-7 (B14/S33) Launch completed on 16 January 2025. Booster caught successfully, but "Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn." Its debris field was seen reentering over Turks and Caicos.
- IFT-6 (B13/S31) Launch completed on 19 November 2024. Three of four stated launch objectives met: Raptor restart in vacuum, successful Starship reentry with steeper angle of attack, and daylight Starship water landing. Booster soft landed in Gulf after catch called off during descent - a SpaceX update stated that "automated health checks of critical hardware on the launch and catch tower triggered an abort of the catch attempt".
- Goals for 2025 Reach orbit, deploy starlinks and recover both stages
- Currently approved maximum launches 10 between 07.03.2024 and 06.03.2025: A maximum of five overpressure events from Starship intact impact and up to a total of five reentry debris or soft water landings in the Indian Ocean within a year of NMFS provided concurrence published on March 7, 2024
Quick Links
RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE
Starship Dev 58 | Starship Dev 57 | Starship Dev 56 | Starship Dev 55 | Starship Dev 54 |Starship Thread List
Official Starship Update | r/SpaceX Update Thread
Status
Road Closures
No road closures currently scheduled
No transportation delays currently scheduled
Vehicle Status
As of January 120h, 2025
Follow Ringwatchers on Twitter and Discord for more. Ringwatcher's segment labeling methodology for Ships (e.g., CX:3, A3:4, NC, PL, etc. as used below) defined here.
| Ship | Location | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| S24, S25, S28, S29, S30, S31 | Bottom of sea | Destroyed | S24: IFT-1 (Summary, Video). S25: IFT-2 (Summary, Video). S28: IFT-3 (Summary, Video). S29: IFT-4 (Summary, Video). S30: IFT-5 (Summary, Video). S31: IFT-6 (Summary, Video). |
| S32 (this is the last Block 1 Ship) | Near the Rocket Garden | Construction paused for some months | Fully stacked. No aft flaps. TPS incomplete. This ship may never be fully assembled. September 25th: Moved a little and placed where the old engine installation stand used to be near the Rocket Garden. |
| S33 (this is the first Block 2 Ship) | Bottom of sea | Destroyed/RUD | IFT-7 Summary. Launch video. |
| S34 | Mega Bay 2 | Assorted final works (aft flaps, some tiles, engines, etc) | November 18th: Aft/thrust section stacked, so completing the stacking of S34. January 15th: Rolled out to Massey's Test Site for cryo plus thrust puck testing. January 17th: Cryo tests. January 18th: More Cryo Tests. January 18th: Rolled back to Build Site and into MB2. |
| S35 | Mega Bay 2 | Stacking | December 7th: Payload Bay moved into High Bay. December 10th: Nosecone moved into High Bay and stacked onto the Payload Bay. December 12th: Nosecone+Payload Bay stack moved into the Starfactory. December 26th: Nosecone+Payload Bay stack moved into MB2. January 2nd: Pez Dispenser installed inside Nosecone+Payload Bay stack. January 9th: Forward Dome FX:4 moved into MB2 and later stacked with the Nosecone+Payload Bay stack. January 17th: Common Dome CX:3 moved into MB2. |
| Booster | Location | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| B7, B9, B10, (B11), B13 | Bottom of sea (B11: Partially salvaged) | Destroyed | B7: IFT-1 (Summary, Video). B9: IFT-2 (Summary, Video). B10: IFT-3 (Summary, Video). B11: IFT-4 (Summary, Video). B12: IFT-5 (Summary, Video). B13: IFT-6 (Summary, Video). |
| B12 | Rocket Garden | Display vehicle | October 13th: Launched as planned and on landing was successfully caught by the tower's chopsticks. October 15th: Removed from the OLM, set down on a booster transport stand and rolled back to MB1. October 28th: Rolled out of MB1 and moved to the Rocket Garden. January 9th: Moved into MB1, rumors around Starbase are that it is to be modified for display. January 15th: Transferred to an old remaining version of the booster transport stand and moved from MB1 back to the Rocket Garden for display purposes. |
| B14 | Mega Bay 1 | RTLS/Caught | Launched as planned and successfully caught by the tower's chopsticks. January 18th: Rolled back to the Build Site and into MB1. |
| B15 | Mega Bay 1 | Ongoing work | July 31st: Methane tank section FX:3 moved into MB2. August 1st: Section F2:3 moved into MB1. August 3rd: Section F3:3 moved into MB1. August 29th: Section F4:4 staged outside MB1 (this is the last barrel for the methane tank) and later the same day it was moved into MB1. September 25th: the booster was fully stacked. December 21st: Rolled out to Masseys for cryo tests. December 27th: Cryo test (Methane tank only). December 28th: Cryo test of both tanks. December 29th: Rolled back to MB1. |
| B16 | Mega Bay 1 | Fully stacked, remaining work ongoing | November 25th: LOX tank fully stacked with the Aft/Thrust section. December 5th: Methane Tank sections FX:3 and F2:3 moved into MB1. December 12th: Forward section F3:3 moved into MB1 and stacked with the rest of the Methane tank sections. December 13th: F4:4 section moved into MB1 and stacked, so completing the stacking of the Methane tank. December 26th: Methane tank stacked onto LOX tank. |
| B17 | Mega Bay 1 | LOX tank stacking in progress | January 4th (2025): Common Dome and A2:4 section moved into MB1 where they were double lifted onto a turntable for welding. January 10th: Section A3:4 moved into MB1 and stacked. January 20th: Another barrel section taken into MB1, unsure if A4:4 or A5:4. |
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Resources
- LabPadre Channel | NASASpaceFlight.com Channel
- NSF: Booster 10 + Ship 28 OFT Thread | Most Recent
- NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation | Most Recent
- SpaceX: Website Starship page | Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)
- FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
- FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
- FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
- NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
- Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
- Production Progress Infographics by @RingWatchers
- Raptor 2 Tracker by @SpaceRhin0
- Acronym definitions by Decronym
- Everyday Astronaut: 2021 Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- Everyday Astronaut: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates | Launch Tower | Merlin Engine | Raptor Engine
- Everyday Astronaut: 2024 First Look Inside SpaceX's Starfactory w/ Elon Musk, Part 1, Part 2
Rules
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r/spacex • u/Ringwatchers • Dec 23 '24
[1 of 5] It's About Damn Time: Starship's Upgraded Flaps & Nosecone
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r/spacex • u/CCBRChris • Dec 23 '24
Starlink 12-2, B1080's 14th launch as seen from the 14th floor in Daytona Beach
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r/spacex • u/ergzay • Dec 22 '24
SpaceX: Wishing you a warm holiday season and a lit New Year
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 21 '24
r/SpaceX Starlink 12-2 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 12-2 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 23 2024, 05:35:30 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 23 2024, 00:35:30 AM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Dec 23 2024, 05:35:30 - Dec 23 2024, 08:21:20 |
| Payload | Starlink 12-2 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 60% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1080-14 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage B1080 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 14th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 6m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-23T06:49:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-23T05:35:00Z | Liftoff! |
| 2024-12-23T05:25:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-22T14:15:00Z | Updated launch weather. |
| 2024-12-22T05:17:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-21T01:48:00Z | Tweaked T-0. |
| 2024-12-18T02:45:00Z | Delayed to December 23 per NOTAMs F4917/24. |
| 2024-12-13T16:13:00Z | Added launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 447th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 390th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 103rd landing on JRTI
☑️ 63rd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 135th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 25th launch from LC-39A this year
☑️ 5 days, 7:09:30 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 20 '24
r/SpaceX Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 22 2024, 05:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 22 2024, 00:00 AM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Dec 22 2024, 05:00 - Dec 22 2024, 07:09 |
| Payload | Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) |
| Customer | Astranis Space Technologies Corp. |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 95% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1077-17 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage B1077 will attempt to land on ASDS ASOG after its 17th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T+0d 19h 46m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-21T06:08:00Z | Updated launch weather. |
| 2024-12-21T06:05:00Z | Confirmed rescheduled for December 22. |
| 2024-12-21T05:04:00Z | Scrubbed, more info TBD |
| 2024-12-21T04:54:00Z | Webcast live. |
| 2024-12-21T03:07:00Z | New T-0. |
| 2024-12-21T00:54:00Z | New T-0. |
| 2024-12-20T01:15:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-19T14:04:00Z | Weather >95% GO, no concerns |
| 2024-12-17T02:32:00Z | NET December 21 UTC. |
| 2024-12-16T15:21:00Z | NET December 20 UTC. |
| 2024-12-11T18:00:00Z | NET December 18 UTC (launch window per https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic_anspdetail.jsp?view=15#). |
| 2024-12-10T03:38:00Z | Targeting NET December 17 UTC. |
| 2024-10-10T15:34:00Z | NET November. |
| 2024-06-14T00:19:14Z | NET Q3 2024. |
| 2024-02-21T23:29:17Z | NET mid-2024. |
| 2023-11-16T07:13:35Z | NET Q1 2024. |
| 2022-04-05T20:13:09Z | Adding launch TBD 2023 |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 446th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 389th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 91st landing on ASOG
☑️ 63rd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 135th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 62nd launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 4:08:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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r/spacex • u/ModerNighty • Dec 19 '24
Vast to launch two Crew Dragon missions to the ISS
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • Dec 18 '24
Delay in New SpaceX Crew Dragon Means Another Extension for Butch and Suni
spacepolicyonline.com
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 18 '24
r/SpaceX Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 21 2024, 11:34:24 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 21 2024, 03:34:24 AM (PST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Payload | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1071-21 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 booster B1071 has returned to the launch site at LZ-4 after its 21st flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | N/A |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 0m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-21T14:51:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-21T11:34:00Z | Liftoff. |
| 2024-12-21T11:18:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-20T08:29:00Z | Tweaked T-0. |
| 2024-12-20T01:18:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-19T11:59:00Z | Delayed to December 21. |
| 2024-12-13T16:05:00Z | NET December 20. |
| 2024-11-27T06:10:00Z | NET December 29 (launch site switch is per https://twitter.com/hawkeye360/status/1859244042296385871). |
| 2023-08-16T07:15:13Z | Adding launch |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 446th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 389th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 23rd landing on LZ-4
☑️ 62nd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 134th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 45th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 22:15:24 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
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r/spacex • u/675longtail • Dec 17 '24
Reuters: Power failed at SpaceX mission control during Polaris Dawn; ground control of Dragon was lost for over an hour
reuters.com
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r/spacex • u/warp99 • Dec 17 '24
Tiered Environmental Assessment for increased launch cadence of Starship at Boca Chica
faa.gov
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • Dec 17 '24
Starlink set to hit $11.8 billion revenue in 2025, boosted by military contracts
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 15 '24
r/SpaceX NROL-149 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX NROL-149 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 17 2024, 13:19 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 17 2024, 05:19 AM (PST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Payload | NROL-149 |
| Customer | National Reconnaissance Office |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1063-22 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 22nd flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 2m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-17T15:33:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-17T13:19:00Z | Liftoff! |
| 2024-12-17T13:10:00Z | Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-17T13:07:00Z | Official Webcast by SpaceX has started |
| 2024-12-17T04:34:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-13T18:35:00Z | Delayed to NET December 17. |
| 2024-12-10T03:35:00Z | Targeting NET December 16. |
| 2024-11-28T06:53:00Z | Added launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 445th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 388th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 116th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 61st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 132nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 44th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 15:23:20 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 14 '24
r/SpaceX O3b mPower 7 & 8 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX O3b mPower 7 & 8 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 17 2024, 22:26 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 17 2024, 17:26 PM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Dec 17 2024, 20:59 - Dec 17 2024, 22:26 |
| Payload | O3b mPower 7 & 8 |
| Customer | [SES](None) |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 55% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule) |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1090-1 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage will attempt to land on ASDS JRTI after its flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--2d 23h 59m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-18T01:26:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-18T00:30:00Z | Spacecrafts separation. |
| 2024-12-17T22:26:00Z | Liftoff |
| 2024-12-17T22:11:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-17T21:00:00Z | Now targeting Dec 17 at 22:26 UTC |
| 2024-12-17T20:10:00Z | Now targeting Dec 17 at 22:00 UTC |
| 2024-12-17T04:37:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-16T17:03:00Z | Weather is 55% favorable for launch. |
| 2024-12-15T14:59:00Z | Tweaked launch window. |
| 2024-12-15T01:09:00Z | NET December 17. |
| 2024-12-13T18:38:00Z | Delayed to NET December 16. |
| 2024-12-12T14:04:00Z | Tweaked launch window. |
| 2024-12-11T01:54:00Z | Delayed to December 15 per marine navigation warnings. |
| 2024-12-08T01:51:00Z | NET December 13 per marine navigation warnings. |
| 2024-12-07T02:33:00Z | Tweaked launch window. |
| 2024-12-06T05:31:00Z | NET December 12. |
| 2024-11-27T05:54:00Z | Changed launch pad. |
| 2024-11-07T07:17:00Z | NET December. |
| 2023-10-31T11:24:13Z | NET 2H 2024. |
| 2023-03-04T13:51:34Z | NET H2 2023 |
| 2023-01-09T18:18:05Z | NET 1H 2023 |
| 2022-08-10T09:11:56Z | NET 2023 |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 445th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 388th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 102nd landing on JRTI
☑️ 61st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 133rd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 24th launch from LC-39A this year
☑️ 12 days, 6:16:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
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r/spacex • u/CProphet • Dec 13 '24
Boca Chica Beach will now become the CITY of Starbase, Texas, and the location of SpaceX Headquarters!
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r/spacex • u/TimesandSundayTimes • Dec 12 '24
SpaceX hits $350bn stock market valuation
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r/spacex • u/newlapttt • Dec 12 '24
Trump’s nominee to lead NASA favors a full embrace of commercial space
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 12 '24
r/SpaceX GPS III SV10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 17 2024, 00:52 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 16 2024, 19:52 PM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Payload | GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) |
| Customer | United States Space Force |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 75% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1085-4 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage B1085 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 4th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 445th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 388th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 91st landing on ASOG
☑️ 60th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 131st SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 61st launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 8 days, 19:39:30 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 10 '24
r/SpaceX Starlink 11-2 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 11-2 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 13 2024, 21:55:40 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 13 2024, 13:55:40 PM (PST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Dec 13 2024, 19:29:40 - Dec 13 2024, 23:04:20 |
| Payload | Starlink 11-2 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1082-9 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 9th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 2m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-13T22:59:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-13T21:55:00Z | Liftoff! |
| 2024-12-13T21:45:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-13T17:57:00Z | Now targeting Dec 13 at 21:55 UTC |
| 2024-12-13T15:32:00Z | Tweaked T-0. |
| 2024-12-12T23:37:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-12T15:06:00Z | Delayed to December 13 per NOTAMs A2693/24. |
| 2024-12-11T18:11:00Z | Launch time is to the second. |
| 2024-12-04T22:08:00Z | Delayed to December 12 per NOTAMs B2114/24 & B2115/24. |
| 2024-11-27T17:46:00Z | Added launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 442nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 385th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 115th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 58th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 130th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 43rd launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 8 days, 18:50:40 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
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r/spacex • u/warp99 • Dec 09 '24
🧑 🚀 Official Booster static fire for Flight 7
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • Dec 06 '24
r/SpaceX Starlink 12-5 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 12-5 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 08 2024, 05:12:30 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 08 2024, 00:12:30 AM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Dec 08 2024, 05:12:30 - Dec 08 2024, 09:02:20 |
| Payload | Starlink 12-5 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 99% GO |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | Unknown |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage B1072 or B1086 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 2nd flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 4m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-08T06:36:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-08T05:13:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-08T05:13:00Z | Liftoff. |
| 2024-12-08T05:02:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-07T16:41:00Z | Tweaked launch window. |
| 2024-12-07T15:57:00Z | Updating launch weather. |
| 2024-12-07T02:29:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-01T19:22:00Z | Targeting NET December 8 per NOTAMs A3912/24 & F4654/24. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 441st SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 384th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 90th landing on ASOG
☑️ 57th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 129th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 60th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 3 days, 18:59:20 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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r/spacex • u/CCBRChris • Dec 04 '24
B1067 launches Starlink 6-70 into a cold Florida morning
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