UPDATED FEBRUARY 6, 2025...FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 7 at 1:50-5:50 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 11 at 12:00-4:00 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 14 at 12:26-4:26 p.m. EST. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the IM-2 lunar lander for NASA & Intuitive Machines from pad 39A on February 26 at 7:17 p.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch NASA's Crew-10 to the International Space Station from pad 39A on mid-March, in the evening EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
https://twitter.com/astrobotic/status/1887229787329966379Have you heard?! @Astrolab_Space's FLIP rover is joining Griffin Mission One 🎉 #Griffin1 will deliver FLIP to the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole to demonstrate the rover's core components and subsystems. 🚀
Quote from: seb21051 on 02/02/2025 04:24 amQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/31/2025 10:43 pmHow many satellites will be carried on the dispenser?Well, if they weight in at 700kg (my estimate), then 25-27. AFAIK the Atlas V can lift around 18,850kg to LEO.Officially, 31 can be carried at a time on Atlas 551. - 35-40 can fly on Ariane 6- 45 on Vulcan- 61 on New Glenn.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/31/2025 10:43 pmHow many satellites will be carried on the dispenser?Well, if they weight in at 700kg (my estimate), then 25-27. AFAIK the Atlas V can lift around 18,850kg to LEO.
How many satellites will be carried on the dispenser?
Vast now says that Haven-1 will launch no earlier than May 2026, which Haot said was based on the company’s better understanding of what it would take to build the flight model after completing the qualification article. “We wanted to reach this milestone to make sure the schedule doesn’t move again.”
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-12-9QuoteSpaceX is targeting Friday, February 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 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 1:52 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:37 p.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Saturday, February 8 starting at 1:23 p.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 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, O3b mPOWER, Bluebird 1-5, USSF-124, and 12 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.Launch 18:52 UTCB1078-17
SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 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 1:52 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:37 p.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Saturday, February 8 starting at 1:23 p.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 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, O3b mPOWER, Bluebird 1-5, USSF-124, and 12 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.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 02/06/2025 01:46 pmhttps://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/nasa-moves-up-target-to-return-butch-and-suni-but-not-for-political-reasons/QuoteNASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni soonerNASA can no longer wait on the development of a new Crew Dragon vehicle.ERIC BERGER – 6 FEB 2025 14:30From the article:QuoteAt this point, if NASA waited for [new Dragon] C213 to be ready to launch the Crew-10 mission, the space station program would start to approach 'redlines' on food, water, and other supplies for crew members on board the station. The agency is also juggling a lot of competing priorities in terms of cargo and crew missions to the station. The bottom line is that they really needed this crew rotation to occur sooner rather than later.According to the article this is a contingency plan that has been worked for months and is now greenlit due to delays with the new Dragon.Crew-10 currently looking at a NET March 12 10 launch, using Endurance (which was to have flown Axiom 4, which is now delayed to later in the Spring).
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/nasa-moves-up-target-to-return-butch-and-suni-but-not-for-political-reasons/QuoteNASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni soonerNASA can no longer wait on the development of a new Crew Dragon vehicle.ERIC BERGER – 6 FEB 2025 14:30From the article:QuoteAt this point, if NASA waited for [new Dragon] C213 to be ready to launch the Crew-10 mission, the space station program would start to approach 'redlines' on food, water, and other supplies for crew members on board the station. The agency is also juggling a lot of competing priorities in terms of cargo and crew missions to the station. The bottom line is that they really needed this crew rotation to occur sooner rather than later.According to the article this is a contingency plan that has been worked for months and is now greenlit due to delays with the new Dragon.
NASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni soonerNASA can no longer wait on the development of a new Crew Dragon vehicle.ERIC BERGER – 6 FEB 2025 14:30
At this point, if NASA waited for [new Dragon] C213 to be ready to launch the Crew-10 mission, the space station program would start to approach 'redlines' on food, water, and other supplies for crew members on board the station. The agency is also juggling a lot of competing priorities in terms of cargo and crew missions to the station. The bottom line is that they really needed this crew rotation to occur sooner rather than later.
QuoteAny potential delays to Fram2?https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1887589088372662413QuoteMost likely yes.
Any potential delays to Fram2?
Most likely yes.
Starlink G11-10 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-10 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-02-10 00:03:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-10 01:04:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 00:03:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 04:03:00 UTC
Hi Salo What is the source of these statistics ?Thank you!/Kasper
Well the launch is scrubbed for the day it seems.QuoteSpaceX is targeting Saturday, February 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 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 1:23 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:08 p.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Sunday, February 9 starting at 2:55 p.m. ET.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, February 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 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 1:23 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:08 p.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Sunday, February 9 starting at 2:55 p.m. ET.
Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 Feb 07 20:46:57 UTC (Day 038)QuoteStarlink G12-9 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G12-9 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-02-08 18:23:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 19:28:16.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 18:23:00 UTC to 2025-02-08 18:26:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-02-08 19:18:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:23:26.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:18:10 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:18:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-02-08 19:28:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:34:06.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:28:50 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:30:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-02-08 20:13:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:19:06.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:13:50 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:15:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-02-08 20:21:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:26:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:21:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:26:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:05:26.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:01:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:09:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:06:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:11:36.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:08:29 UTC.
Starlink G12-9 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G12-9 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-02-08 18:23:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 19:28:16.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 18:23:00 UTC to 2025-02-08 18:26:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-02-08 19:18:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:23:26.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:18:10 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:18:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-02-08 19:28:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:34:06.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:28:50 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:30:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-02-08 20:13:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:19:06.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:13:50 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:15:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-02-08 20:21:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:26:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:21:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:26:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:05:26.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:01:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:09:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:06:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:11:36.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:08:29 UTC.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 8 at 1:23-5:08 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 11 at 12:00-4:00 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 14 at 12:26-4:26 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 17. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the IM-2 lunar lander for NASA & Intuitive Machines from pad 39A on February 26 at 7:17 p.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch NASA's Crew-10 to the International Space Station from pad 39A on mid-March, in the evening EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, February 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 4:03 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 8:03 p.m. PT. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Monday, February 10 starting 3:41 p.m. PT.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 23rd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-153, NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, and 13 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, February 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:00 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 10:00 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, February 18, starting at 6:00 p.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin about ten 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 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, Astra 1P, NG-21, and 9 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 off the coast of The Bahamas.There is the possibility that residents of and visitors to The Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the landing, but what may be experienced will depend on weather and other conditions.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/07/2025 09:57 pmAccording to CNES, which is flying their Pharao atomic clock to the ISS on this Dragon, the launch is now NET April 21.QuoteFrench space: 10 dates in 2025 not to be missedPharao, an atomic clock in space📅 April 21Cold atom clocks are currently the best operational clocks on Earth. But the weightless environment characteristic of an orbit would make it possible to further increase their accuracy… This is the challenge of the Pharao mission : the French clock of the same name should leave our planet on April 21 as part of the European ACES ( Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space ) mission to be placed in orbit around the Earth on the International Space Station (ISS), at an altitude of 400 km.The Pharao clock will be fixed outside the Station on a balcony of the Columbus module, the European scientific laboratory. It should deviate by at most one second every 300 million years! This extreme accuracy, coupled with the integration of Pharao into a time comparison network, will notably make it possible to verify with increased precision the effects predicted by the theory of general relativity, according to which time slows down near any mass. See you in April for this wonderful history of time!
According to CNES, which is flying their Pharao atomic clock to the ISS on this Dragon, the launch is now NET April 21.
French space: 10 dates in 2025 not to be missedPharao, an atomic clock in space📅 April 21Cold atom clocks are currently the best operational clocks on Earth. But the weightless environment characteristic of an orbit would make it possible to further increase their accuracy… This is the challenge of the Pharao mission : the French clock of the same name should leave our planet on April 21 as part of the European ACES ( Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space ) mission to be placed in orbit around the Earth on the International Space Station (ISS), at an altitude of 400 km.The Pharao clock will be fixed outside the Station on a balcony of the Columbus module, the European scientific laboratory. It should deviate by at most one second every 300 million years! This extreme accuracy, coupled with the integration of Pharao into a time comparison network, will notably make it possible to verify with increased precision the effects predicted by the theory of general relativity, according to which time slows down near any mass. See you in April for this wonderful history of time!
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, February 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 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 2:18 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:08 p.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available Sunday, February 9 starting at 2:55 p.m. ET.
⟹ Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2025-02-08 19:18:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:23:46.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:18:30 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:18:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2025-02-08 19:30:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:35:36.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 19:30:20 UTC to 2025-02-08 19:31:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2025-02-08 20:14:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:19:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:14:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:16:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2025-02-08 20:22:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 21:27:16.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 20:22:00 UTC to 2025-02-08 20:26:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5Launch: 2025-02-08 21:19:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 22:24:46.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 21:19:30 UTC to 2025-02-08 21:20:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6Launch: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:05:26.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:00:10 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:01:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7Launch: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:09:56.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:04:40 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:06:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8Launch: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 23:11:36.480 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-08 22:06:20 UTC to 2025-02-08 22:07:59 UTC.
Starlink G12-9 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G12-9 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2025-02-08 19:18:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-08 20:23:46.480 UTC.
Rocket Lab @RocketLabIgniter test complete. Less than an hour until lift-off for @KineisIoT🚀 NZT | 09:43 am🚀 PT | 12:43 pm🚀 ET | 3:43 pm🚀 UTC | 20:43
Starlink G11-10 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-10 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-02-10 00:26:00 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 01:27:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 00:26:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 00:32:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-02-10 00:33:00 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 01:34:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 00:33:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 00:33:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-02-10 00:56:00 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 01:57:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 00:56:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 00:56:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-02-10 01:02:50 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 02:04:47.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 01:02:50 UTC to 2025-02-10 01:05:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-02-10 01:05:50 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 02:07:47.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 01:05:50 UTC to 2025-02-10 01:09:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2025-02-10 01:19:40 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 02:21:37.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 01:19:40 UTC to 2025-02-10 01:19:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2025-02-10 02:00:00 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 03:01:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 02:00:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 02:11:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2025-02-10 02:12:10 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 03:14:07.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 02:12:10 UTC to 2025-02-10 02:13:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8 Launch: 2025-02-10 02:36:50 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 03:38:47.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 02:36:50 UTC to 2025-02-10 02:43:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #9 Launch: 2025-02-10 03:34:00 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 04:35:57.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 03:34:00 UTC to 2025-02-10 03:37:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #10 Launch: 2025-02-10 03:37:40 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 04:39:37.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 03:37:40 UTC to 2025-02-10 03:46:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #11 Launch: 2025-02-10 03:47:20 UTC. Deploy: 2025-02-10 04:49:17.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-10 03:47:20 UTC to 2025-02-10 03:51:49 UTC.
Starlink G12-18 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G12-18 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-02-11 17:00:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-02-11 18:05:21.880 UTC.Launch window: 2025-02-11 17:00:00 UTC to 2025-02-11 21:00:00 UTC.