The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) was officially assigned an attachment location on the Columbus laboratory module of the International Space Station (ISS). This location assignment is a milestone on the path to a targeted 2027 launch date, researchers said.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 10 at 2:28-6:28 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on May 11 at 12:39-4:24 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 14 at 11:43 a.m. - 3:43 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May TBA. A Falcon 9 will launch the Sirius XM-10 broadcasting satellite on June 6. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on June TBA, in the morning EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Meteosat MTG-S1 weather satellite for Europe on July TBA.
June 8 Falcon 9 • Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)Launch time: Approx. 9 a.m. EDT (1300 UTC)Launch site: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida...Updated: May 09
On Friday, May 9 at 5:19 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 26 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.This was the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, and now seven Starlink missions.
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/Starlink 15-3: A Falcon 9 rocket boosted 26 Starlinks into orbit Friday night after launch from pad 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base; liftoff came at at 8:19:50pm EDT (0019 UTC); this was SpaceX's 54th F9 flight this year and the 37th Starlink launch of '25
On Saturday, May 10 at 2:28 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and now six Starlink missions.
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/Starlink 6-91: Six hours after launching a batch of Starlinks from California, SpaceX launched another 28 early Saturday atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; liftoff at 2:28am EDT (0628 UTC) marked SpaceX's 55th F9 flight so far this year
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/Starlink 6-91: 1st stage B1083 completed its 11th flight with a successful landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas a little more than 8 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX's 355th booster recovery at sea and the 444th overall
Starlink G15-3 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G15-3 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2025-05-10 00:19:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-10 01:22:29.420 UTC.Starlink G15-4 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G15-4 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-13 00:00:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 01:01:27.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 04:00:00 UTC.Starlink G6-91 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-91 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-10 06:28:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-10 07:33:23.640 UTC.Starlink G6-83 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-83 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-11 04:39:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 05:44:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 04:39:20 UTC to 2025-05-11 04:40:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2025-05-11 04:48:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 05:53:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 04:48:00 UTC to 2025-05-11 04:53:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2025-05-11 05:22:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 06:27:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 05:22:00 UTC to 2025-05-11 05:29:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2025-05-11 05:45:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 06:50:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 05:45:20 UTC to 2025-05-11 05:45:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2025-05-11 06:15:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 07:20:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 06:15:30 UTC to 2025-05-11 06:15:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5Launch: 2025-05-11 06:23:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 07:28:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 06:23:00 UTC to 2025-05-11 06:33:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6Launch: 2025-05-11 06:33:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 07:38:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 06:33:20 UTC to 2025-05-11 06:38:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7Launch: 2025-05-11 06:45:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 07:51:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 06:45:50 UTC to 2025-05-11 06:47:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8Launch: 2025-05-11 06:47:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 07:52:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 06:47:40 UTC to 2025-05-11 07:01:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #9Launch: 2025-05-11 07:02:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 08:07:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 07:02:00 UTC to 2025-05-11 07:05:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #10Launch: 2025-05-11 07:22:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 08:27:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 07:22:40 UTC to 2025-05-11 07:24:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #11Launch: 2025-05-11 07:52:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 08:58:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 07:52:50 UTC to 2025-05-11 07:52:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #12Launch: 2025-05-11 07:57:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 09:02:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 07:57:20 UTC to 2025-05-11 07:59:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #13Launch: 2025-05-11 07:59:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 09:04:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 07:59:10 UTC to 2025-05-11 08:13:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #14Launch: 2025-05-11 08:13:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 09:18:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 08:13:20 UTC to 2025-05-11 08:13:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #15Launch: 2025-05-11 08:21:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-11 09:26:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-11 08:21:10 UTC to 2025-05-11 08:23:59 UTC.
NET Q4 - APEX 1.0 lander (Draper) [FSS, LITMS, LuSEE-Lite] [iSpace Mission 3, CLPS, CP-12] [Moon Lander to Schrödinger Basin] - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A
Long Beach, CALIF. May 8, 2025. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it will launch its new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation, establishing a new era of commercial launch capability to advance global defense logistics for the nation. The mission is scheduled for a return-to-Earth Neutron launch no earlier than 2026.The launch contract will see Neutron execute a Rocket Cargo survivability experiment under the AFRL Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) solicitation, an effort by the Department of Defense to create a rocket-based point-to-point transportation system to quickly and rapidly deliver cargo around the world with commercial launch providers. AFRL’s experiment will be launched by Neutron and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, in a demonstration of re-entry capability for future REGAL missions...
Second BlackSky Gen3 launch still tracking to a launch this quarter:QuoteBlackSky successfully completes commissioning for first Gen-3 satellite and prepares to ship second unit for expected launch in Q2May 6, 2025[...]BlackSky has made final preparations to send its second Gen-3 unit to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in anticipation of launch in Q2. The Gen-3 launch schedule is proceeding as planned as the company prepares to integrate high-cadence, very high-resolution 35-centimeter imagery into customers’ daily workflows later this year.Given that they are currently preparing to ship the satellite, I suspect launch will be next month.
BlackSky successfully completes commissioning for first Gen-3 satellite and prepares to ship second unit for expected launch in Q2May 6, 2025[...]BlackSky has made final preparations to send its second Gen-3 unit to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in anticipation of launch in Q2. The Gen-3 launch schedule is proceeding as planned as the company prepares to integrate high-cadence, very high-resolution 35-centimeter imagery into customers’ daily workflows later this year.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 12:06 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 3:57 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, May 12 starting at 11:32 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 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and 16 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.
Starlink G6-83 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-83 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-12 04:06:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 05:11:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:06:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 04:11:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:01:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:01:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:08:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:04:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2025-05-12 05:12:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:18:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:12:50 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:24:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:29:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:29:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5Launch: 2025-05-12 05:43:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:48:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:43:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:46:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6Launch: 2025-05-12 05:47:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:52:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:47:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:49:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7Launch: 2025-05-12 06:19:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:25:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:19:50 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:21:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8Launch: 2025-05-12 06:21:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:26:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:21:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:35:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #9Launch: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:42:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:40:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #10Launch: 2025-05-12 06:48:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:53:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:48:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:50:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #11Launch: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:55:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:04:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #12Launch: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:09:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:07:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #13Launch: 2025-05-12 07:20:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:25:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:20:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:22:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #14Launch: 2025-05-12 07:23:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:28:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:23:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:29:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #15Launch: 2025-05-12 07:57:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 09:02:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:57:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:57:59 UTC.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on May 12 at 12:06-3:58 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 14 at 11:43 a.m. - 3:43 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May TBA. A Falcon 9 will launch the Sirius XM-10 broadcasting satellite from pad 40 on June 6. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on June TBA[1], in the mid-morning EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Meteosat MTG-S1 weather satellite for Europe on July TBA.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspCurrent Operations Plan AdvisoryEffective Time: May 101948 - 102159 UTCQuotePLANNED LAUNCH/REENTRY:SPACEX STARLINK 6-83, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLPRIMARY: 05/12/25 0358Z-0829ZBACKUP: 05/13/25 0332Z-0803ZSPACEX STARLINK 15-4, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 05/13/25 0000Z-0423ZBACKUP: 05/14/25 0000Z-0423ZSPACEX STARLINK 6-67, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLPRIMARY: 05/14/25 1543Z-2014ZBACKUP: 05/15/25 1517Z-1948ZSPACEX STARLINK 15-5, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 05/16/25 1300Z-1557ZBACKUP: 05/17/25 1730Z-2158Z
PLANNED LAUNCH/REENTRY:SPACEX STARLINK 6-83, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLPRIMARY: 05/12/25 0358Z-0829ZBACKUP: 05/13/25 0332Z-0803ZSPACEX STARLINK 15-4, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 05/13/25 0000Z-0423ZBACKUP: 05/14/25 0000Z-0423ZSPACEX STARLINK 6-67, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLPRIMARY: 05/14/25 1543Z-2014ZBACKUP: 05/15/25 1517Z-1948ZSPACEX STARLINK 15-5, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 05/16/25 1300Z-1557ZBACKUP: 05/17/25 1730Z-2158Z
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 May 11 22:17:02 UTC (Day 131)QuoteStarlink G15-4 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G15-4 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-13 01:15:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:16:37.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:15:10 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:22:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:35:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:37:17.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:35:50 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:41:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:42:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:43:37.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:42:10 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:42:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:44:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:46:07.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:44:40 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:48:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-05-13 02:08:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 03:09:27.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 02:08:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 02:20:39 UTC.
Starlink G15-4 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G15-4 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-13 01:15:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:16:37.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:15:10 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:22:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:35:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:37:17.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:35:50 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:41:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:42:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:43:37.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:42:10 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:42:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-05-13 01:44:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 02:46:07.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 01:44:40 UTC to 2025-05-13 01:48:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-05-13 02:08:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 03:09:27.980 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 02:08:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 02:20:39 UTC.
New launch windows list during the 4-hour launch window:https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 May 11 22:17:02 UTC (Day 131)QuoteStarlink G6-83 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-83 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-12 04:29:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 05:34:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:29:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 04:31:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-05-12 04:53:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 05:58:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:53:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 04:55:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:01:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:01:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:08:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:04:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:13:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:18:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:13:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:14:09 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:22:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:28:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:22:50 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:24:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:29:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:29:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:41:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:46:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:41:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:41:39 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #8 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:27:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:32:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:27:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:35:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #9 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:42:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:40:39 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #10 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:48:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:53:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:48:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:50:09 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #11 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:55:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:53:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #12 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:01:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:06:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:01:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:04:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #13 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:09:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:07:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #14 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:27:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:32:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:27:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:29:59 UTC.
Starlink G6-83 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-83 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-12 04:29:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 05:34:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:29:20 UTC to 2025-05-12 04:31:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #1 Launch: 2025-05-12 04:53:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 05:58:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:53:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 04:55:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #2 Launch: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:01:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 04:56:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:01:19 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #3 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:08:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:03:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:04:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #4 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:13:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:18:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:13:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:14:09 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #5 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:22:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:28:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:22:50 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:24:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #6 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:29:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:24:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:29:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #7 Launch: 2025-05-12 05:41:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 06:46:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 05:41:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 05:41:39 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #8 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:27:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:32:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:27:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:35:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #9 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:42:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:37:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:40:39 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #10 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:48:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:53:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:48:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:50:09 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #11 Launch: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 07:55:24.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 06:50:10 UTC to 2025-05-12 06:53:49 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #12 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:01:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:06:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:01:00 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:04:29 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #13 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:09:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:04:30 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:07:59 UTC.Backup Launch Opportunity #14 Launch: 2025-05-12 07:27:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-12 08:32:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-12 07:27:40 UTC to 2025-05-12 07:29:59 UTC.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 May 11 22:17:02 UTC (Day 131)QuoteStarlink G6-67 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-67 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-14 15:43:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-14 16:48:26.240 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-14 15:43:00 UTC to 2025-05-14 19:43:00 UTC.
Starlink G6-67 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-67 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-14 15:43:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-14 16:48:26.240 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-14 15:43:00 UTC to 2025-05-14 19:43:00 UTC.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:36 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until Tuesday, May 13 at 3:31 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday, May 13 starting at 11:06 p.m. ET.
Starlink G6-83 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-83 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-05-13 03:36:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 04:41:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 03:36:30 UTC to 2025-05-13 03:37:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2025-05-13 03:41:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 04:46:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 03:41:40 UTC to 2025-05-13 03:46:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2025-05-13 03:47:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 04:52:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 03:47:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 03:47:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2025-05-13 04:04:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 05:09:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 04:04:30 UTC to 2025-05-13 04:07:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2025-05-13 05:02:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:07:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:02:20 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:04:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5Launch: 2025-05-13 05:13:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:18:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:13:20 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:15:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #6Launch: 2025-05-13 05:20:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:25:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:20:30 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:25:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #7Launch: 2025-05-13 05:40:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:45:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:40:20 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:41:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #8Launch: 2025-05-13 05:41:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:46:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:41:20 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:44:19 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #9Launch: 2025-05-13 05:54:20 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 06:59:34.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 05:54:20 UTC to 2025-05-13 05:54:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #10Launch: 2025-05-13 06:38:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 07:43:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 06:38:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 06:38:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #11Launch: 2025-05-13 06:38:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 07:43:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 06:38:30 UTC to 2025-05-13 06:40:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #12Launch: 2025-05-13 06:48:50 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 07:54:04.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 06:48:50 UTC to 2025-05-13 06:52:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #13Launch: 2025-05-13 06:52:40 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 07:57:54.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 06:52:40 UTC to 2025-05-13 06:56:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #14Launch: 2025-05-13 07:01:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 08:06:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 07:01:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 07:05:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #15Launch: 2025-05-13 07:17:30 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 08:22:44.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 07:17:30 UTC to 2025-05-13 07:19:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #16Launch: 2025-05-13 07:30:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-05-13 08:35:14.080 UTC.Launch window: 2025-05-13 07:30:00 UTC to 2025-05-13 07:31:39 UTC.
ViaSat-3 F3 will no longer launch on Ariane 6. Viasat cancelled their contract just before the launch of ViaSat-3 F1:QuoteViasat seeks replacement for Ariane 6 for launch of third ViaSat 3 satelliteApril 30, 2023On the eve of launching its first ViaSat 3 internet satellite on a SpaceX rocket, Viasat says it has moved the launch of an identical spacecraft off of Europe’s long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket, and is considering bids from other rocket companies.[...]But the third ViaSat 3 satellite, designed to serve the Asia-Pacific region and called ViaSat 3 APAC, will no longer launch on Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket, according to Dave Ryan, Viasat’s president of space and commercial networks.The first test flight of the Ariane 6 rocket, which the European Space Agency and ArianeGroup are developing to replace the workhorse Ariane 5, is now scheduled for no earlier than the end of this year, following years of delays. Once the Ariane 6 is flying, payloads from European governments and ESA will be first in line to fly on operational Ariane 6 missions, according to Ryan.Some of those satellites were moved off of Russian Soyuz rockets in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“The Ariane, unfortunately, we had to change because they were having difficulties getting the Ariane 6 ready to go, and then secondly, when the war broke out, some of the launches that they were responsible for on Russian launchers had to be transferred over to their Ariane vehicles,” Ryan said in an interview with CBS News.“That pushed us later in line,” Ryan said. “So it got so late that we had to put that third satellite out for bid, and we’re evaluating the proposals right now.”[...]
Viasat seeks replacement for Ariane 6 for launch of third ViaSat 3 satelliteApril 30, 2023On the eve of launching its first ViaSat 3 internet satellite on a SpaceX rocket, Viasat says it has moved the launch of an identical spacecraft off of Europe’s long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket, and is considering bids from other rocket companies.[...]But the third ViaSat 3 satellite, designed to serve the Asia-Pacific region and called ViaSat 3 APAC, will no longer launch on Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket, according to Dave Ryan, Viasat’s president of space and commercial networks.The first test flight of the Ariane 6 rocket, which the European Space Agency and ArianeGroup are developing to replace the workhorse Ariane 5, is now scheduled for no earlier than the end of this year, following years of delays. Once the Ariane 6 is flying, payloads from European governments and ESA will be first in line to fly on operational Ariane 6 missions, according to Ryan.Some of those satellites were moved off of Russian Soyuz rockets in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“The Ariane, unfortunately, we had to change because they were having difficulties getting the Ariane 6 ready to go, and then secondly, when the war broke out, some of the launches that they were responsible for on Russian launchers had to be transferred over to their Ariane vehicles,” Ryan said in an interview with CBS News.“That pushed us later in line,” Ryan said. “So it got so late that we had to put that third satellite out for bid, and we’re evaluating the proposals right now.”[...]
SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 26 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 6:15 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 7:08 p.m. PT. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Tuesday, May 13 starting at 6:13 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 will be the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, and one Starlink mission. 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.
Alpine and Lupine will be deployed into lunar orbit by the APEX 1.0 lunar lander prior to its landing. When the APEX 1.0 lunar lander touches down in Schrödinger Basin, a large impact crater on the lunar far side near the Moon’s South Pole, it will rely on Alpine and Lupine for communications to and from Earth. Alpine and Lupine will support the lander in its surface mission, which is designed to fulfill the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order (CP-12), delivering NASA payloads to the surface for scientific investigations. Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, will provide its Venus-100 bus platform for Alpine and Lupine. The two microsatellite buses will be deployed into lunar orbit.
The company’s fourth mission, which will utilize the Series 3 lander, currently being designed in Japan, is scheduled to be launched by 2027.
The RESILIENCE lander will serve as a cultural artifact, carrying a UNESCO memory disk that preserves linguistic and cultural diversity.ispace is leveraging its global presence through its three business units in Japan, the U.S., and Luxembourg, for the simultaneous development of upcoming missions. Mission 2, featuring the RESILIENCE lunar lander, is led by ispace Japan and was launched on Jan. 15, 2025. In this mission, TENACIOUS micro rover developed by ispace Europe SA to be deployed on the lunar surface to conduct technological demonstration of regolith extraction as well as mobility on the lunar surface Mission 3, debuting the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, is led by ispace-U.S. and is expected to launch in 2026. The company’s fourth mission, which will utilize the Series 3 lander, currently being designed in Japan, is scheduled to be launched by 2027.
NASA's 12U PolArization and Directivity X-Ray Experiment (PADRE) cubesat is on board. [May 8]QuoteAfter four years of hard work, testing, troubleshooting (and more coffee than we care to admit), SHARP — together with the other PADRE instrument, MeDDEA — is now officially ready for space!SHARP is one of the two instruments onboard PADRE, a NASA CubeSat mission designed to study polarization in X-rays from solar flares. This week, we passed our Delivery Readiness Review, and the instrument is now on its way to integration.The full CubeSat will launch with SpaceX’s Transporter-14 from Vandenberg, California on June 21st. 🌞📡🛰️https://twitter.com/astronomilo/status/1920623525804556424
After four years of hard work, testing, troubleshooting (and more coffee than we care to admit), SHARP — together with the other PADRE instrument, MeDDEA — is now officially ready for space!SHARP is one of the two instruments onboard PADRE, a NASA CubeSat mission designed to study polarization in X-rays from solar flares. This week, we passed our Delivery Readiness Review, and the instrument is now on its way to integration.The full CubeSat will launch with SpaceX’s Transporter-14 from Vandenberg, California on June 21st. 🌞📡🛰️
Discussion thread for SpaceX's Transporter 14 dedicated rideshare flight.Discussion thread for SpaceX Rideshare ProgramLaunch targeting 21 June 2025 on Falcon 9 (booster 10xx.x) to SSO.Payloads:ExolaunchD-Orbit ION (2 ION vehicles, 18 & 20) (hosted) propulsion system from Pale Blue, Japan (hosted) 5G comms test for CTO, FranceNyx Mission Possible(?kg, The Exploration Company) (hosted) RASCube-1 (1U, Robinson Aerospace, Australia) (hosted - unpressurized) (hosted) Celestis Perseverance missionOSSIE (?kg, UARX) (OTV, 5 passengers?)IOV (149kg, Xona Space Systems)Winnebago 4 (?kg, Varda)Otter Pup 2 (40kg, Starfish Space)UND ROADS #1/#2 (2x 3U, U. of North Dakota)Possible Payloads:ARVAKER 2 (N3X constellation) (?kg, Kongsberg Defence/Nanoavionics, Norway) (590) (or T15)ARVAKER 3 (N3X constellation) (?kg, Kongsberg Defence/Nanoavionics, Norway) (590) (or T15)Removed Payloads:Honeybee-00 (193kg, Pixxel) -> T15