BlueBird Block 2Launch TimeNET 2025...Falcon 9 Block 5
UPDATED NOVEMBER 24, 2024...FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on November 25 at 4:32-8:32 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on November 25 at 10:31 p.m. - 2:31 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on November 30 at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on early December. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-9 communication satellite from pad 39A on early December around 11 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the next pair of O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on mid-December. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Astranis MicroGEO mission on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS communication satellite for the UAE on December. A Falcon 9 will launch Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander to the moon on mid-January.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 25 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 12 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 4:35 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 8:14 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday, November 26, starting at 4:26 a.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.This is the 13th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Euclid, Axiom-2, Axiom-3, Cygnus NG-21, SES 24, CRS-30, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck100% mission success, turn around in 21 hrs, 55mins, 18sec, from 2 hemispheres! Congratulations Rocket Lab team!
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH at 1002 UTC Nov 25 of Starlink Group 12-1 on a Falcon 9 from Canaveral
SpaceX's next Starship flight, Flight 7, could take place in January, according to a request filed by NASA with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Starship Flight 6 took to the skies last week amid much fanfare, and it marked the quickest turnaround time for the world's largest rocket under development. During the test, while SpaceX chose to skip the 232-feet-tall Super Heavy booster tower catch, the firm successfully landed the booster and the upper-stage spacecraft in the water. Now, according to a NASA request making rounds on X, Starship Flight 7 could fly on January 11th.
Starlink G6-76 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-76 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2024-11-26 03:35:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 04:40:21.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 03:35:00 UTC to 2024-11-26 03:41:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2024-11-26 04:31:10 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 05:36:31.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 04:31:10 UTC to 2024-11-26 04:34:10 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2024-11-26 04:41:40 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 05:47:01.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 04:41:40 UTC to 2024-11-26 04:46:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2024-11-26 06:08:10 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 07:13:31.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 06:08:10 UTC to 2024-11-26 06:09:40 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2024-11-26 06:17:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 07:22:21.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 06:17:00 UTC to 2024-11-26 06:23:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2024-11-26 06:49:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 07:55:11.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 06:49:50 UTC to 2024-11-26 06:50:50 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2024-11-26 06:50:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-26 07:56:11.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-26 06:50:50 UTC to 2024-11-26 06:53:00 UTC.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on November 25 at 10:31 p.m. - 2:31 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on November 30 at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on early December. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-9 communication satellite from pad 39A on early December around 11 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the next pair of O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on mid-December. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Astranis MicroGEO mission on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS communication satellite for the UAE on December. A Falcon 9 will launch Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander to the moon on mid-January.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 26 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 10:05 p.m. ET. with backup opportunities available until 1:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, November 27.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.This is the 15 flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched mPOWER-B, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, Crew-6, and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink G6-76 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-76 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2024-11-27 03:05:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 04:10:21.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 03:05:00 UTC to 2024-11-27 03:16:20 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2024-11-27 03:36:20 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 04:41:41.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 03:36:20 UTC to 2024-11-27 03:38:10 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2024-11-27 03:54:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 05:00:11.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 03:54:50 UTC to 2024-11-27 03:56:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2024-11-27 04:41:30 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 05:46:51.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 04:41:30 UTC to 2024-11-27 04:43:40 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2024-11-27 04:43:40 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 05:49:01.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 04:43:40 UTC to 2024-11-27 04:54:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2024-11-27 05:13:10 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 06:18:31.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 05:13:10 UTC to 2024-11-27 05:14:00 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2024-11-27 05:29:40 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 06:35:01.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 05:29:40 UTC to 2024-11-27 05:29:50 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2024-11-27 05:30:30 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 06:35:51.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 05:30:30 UTC to 2024-11-27 05:31:50 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8 Launch: 2024-11-27 06:21:10 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 07:26:31.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 06:21:10 UTC to 2024-11-27 06:24:40 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #9 Launch: 2024-11-27 06:24:40 UTC. Deploy: 2024-11-27 07:30:01.820 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-27 06:24:40 UTC to 2024-11-27 06:30:30 UTC.
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The mission will sample materials and determine surface composition in different geologic settings, advancing our search for the building blocks of life.The firm-fixed-price contract has a value of approximately $256.6 million, which includes launch services and other mission related costs. The Dragonfly mission currently has a targeted launch period from July 5, 2028, to July 25, 2028, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
To make it easier for users to track when @Starlink launches are supposed to occur, I have exposed the .ics files I use to set calendar reminders. These are simple text files following the IETF standard (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar for lots more information). They should load automatically into your calendar software. You can edit the launch time (UTC) to adjust for launch delays. And there is a link for where the @SpaceX launch information should be. I hope you find this useful.
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH at 0441 UTC Nov 27 of Starlink Group 6-76 from Kennedy Space Center
Starlink G6-76 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-76 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2024-11-27 04:41:30 UTC.Deploy: 2024-11-27 05:46:51.820 UTC. Starlink G6-65 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-65 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2024-11-28 05:53:00 UTC.Deploy: 2024-11-28 06:58:20.780 UTC.Launch window: 2024-11-28 05:53:00 UTC to 2024-11-28 09:53:00 UTC.
NextSpaceflight; updated November 25:Launch NET 5 December 16:10 UTC
UPDATED NOVEMBER 26, 2024...FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on November 30 at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on early December. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-9 communication satellite from pad 39A on December 5 around 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the next pair of O3b mPOWER satellites for SES from pad 39A on mid-December. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Astranis MicroGEO mission on December. A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS communication satellite for the UAE on December. A Falcon 9 will launch Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander to the moon on mid-January.
This is apparently Starlink Group 6-70 early on December 4:Primary Launch Day 04 Dec 0829Z-1300Z Backup Launch Day (1) 05 Dec 0802Z-1233Z Backup Launch Day (2) 06 Dec 0736Z-1207Z Backup Launch Day (3) 07 Dec 0710Z-1141Z Backup Launch Day (4) 08 Dec 0644Z-1115Z Backup Launch Day (5) 09 Dec 0618Z-1049Z Backup Launch Day (6) 10 Dec 0551Z-1022Z
Ars Technica The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular, Eric Berger [Oct 30]QuoteCan they make orbit this year?Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has been pushing the company hard to launch New Glenn for the first time this year, and the schedule is getting tight. Blue Origin already had to stand down from an October launch attempt and delay the launch of a small Mars-bound payload for NASA called ESCAPADE.So how long will New Glenn sit at the pad before launching? Consider the example of SpaceX and its Falcon Heavy rocket, also a heavy-lift vehicle. SpaceX moved that rocket to the launch pad for the first time on December 28, 2017, and hot fired the vehicle on January 24 of the following year. Liftoff of the first Falcon Heavy rocket occurred February 6. All of this work comprised 40 days.This is far from a perfect comparison, as the Falcon Heavy—comprising three Falcon 9 cores—was a more complex vehicle in terms of integrating the three large rockets into a coherent first stage. However by that time SpaceX had launched nearly 50 Falcon 9 rockets, so they had much more operational experience than Blue Origin, with its debut orbital system. SpaceX is also known for working quickly. Thus, a reasonable no-earlier-than date for New Glenn's debut is likely early to mid-December.It's going to be close.
Can they make orbit this year?Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has been pushing the company hard to launch New Glenn for the first time this year, and the schedule is getting tight. Blue Origin already had to stand down from an October launch attempt and delay the launch of a small Mars-bound payload for NASA called ESCAPADE.So how long will New Glenn sit at the pad before launching? Consider the example of SpaceX and its Falcon Heavy rocket, also a heavy-lift vehicle. SpaceX moved that rocket to the launch pad for the first time on December 28, 2017, and hot fired the vehicle on January 24 of the following year. Liftoff of the first Falcon Heavy rocket occurred February 6. All of this work comprised 40 days.This is far from a perfect comparison, as the Falcon Heavy—comprising three Falcon 9 cores—was a more complex vehicle in terms of integrating the three large rockets into a coherent first stage. However by that time SpaceX had launched nearly 50 Falcon 9 rockets, so they had much more operational experience than Blue Origin, with its debut orbital system. SpaceX is also known for working quickly. Thus, a reasonable no-earlier-than date for New Glenn's debut is likely early to mid-December.It's going to be close.
NextSpaceflight; updated November 25:Launch NET 12 December 20:58 UTC