Thread for the Starlink Group 10-29 launch.Launch NET 28 July 2025, at ~04:15 UTC (~12:15 am EDT), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 10xx-xx. The first stage will land aboard one of the two Florida ASDS.Payload 20-something Starlink V2 Mini satellites, to a 53.1 degree inclination orbit on a northeastern trajectory. Initial orbit nnn x nnn km.Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.NOTAM for 2nd stage re-entry has been posted:E2141/25 NOTAMNQ) YMMM/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/5445S11439E999A) YMMMB) 2507280635 C) 2508030918D) 2507280635 TO 2507281131 2507290613 TO 2507291109 2507300550 TO 2507301046 2507310528 TO 2507311024 2508010506 TO 2508011002 2508020444 TO 2508020940 2508030422 TO 2508030918E) TEMPO DANGER AREA ACTFLW RECEIVED FM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICAHAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY ANDSPLASHDOWN OF SPACEX STARLINK 10-29 ROCKET STAGE 2 WI THE FLWAREAS:4802S 15955E, 4711S 15859E, 5117S 11527E, 3952S 08205E, 4136S08009E, 5337S 11428E, 4927S 15948E TO BEGINNINGF) SFC G) UNL
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 23 for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 11:13 a.m. PT.
UPDATED JULY 22, 2025...The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on July 22 at 5:12-7:19 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 25 at 4:50-8:50 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 28 at 12:15-4:15 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT (Saturn V Center tickets). The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink and Kuiper internet satellite batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-33 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS on mid-late August around 4 a.m. EDT.
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/03b mPOWER: Running a day late, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying SES's 9th and 10th 03b mPOWER medium orbit communications satellites Tuesday; liftoff from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral SFS came at 5:12pm EDT (2112 UTC)
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/03b mPOWER: This was the 8th Falcon 9 launch this month, the 89th so far this year and the 506th since the rocket's maiden flight in 2010
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/03b mPOWER: 2nd stage engine shutdown No. 1; 1st stage B1090, making its 6th flight, landed on a droneship after propelling the upper stage out of the lower atmosphere; this was SpaceX's 388th recovery at sea and its 478th overall; 2 more upper stage burns are needed before payload deploy
Quote from: StraumliBlight on 07/15/2025 09:54 amQuote from: AndrewM on 07/12/2025 12:02 amWith the crowded Vandenberg manifest, I think this is slipping to August.This presentation shows an August 24th launch date. [Mar 14]QuoteOUR SPACE MISSIONS (2025)OrbitGuard-2 on SpaceX Bandwagon-4 (24/08)And as a reminder, OG-2 is supposed to fly on a Chimera-GEO (from Infinite Orbit LinkedIn)
Quote from: AndrewM on 07/12/2025 12:02 amWith the crowded Vandenberg manifest, I think this is slipping to August.This presentation shows an August 24th launch date. [Mar 14]QuoteOUR SPACE MISSIONS (2025)OrbitGuard-2 on SpaceX Bandwagon-4 (24/08)
With the crowded Vandenberg manifest, I think this is slipping to August.
OUR SPACE MISSIONS (2025)OrbitGuard-2 on SpaceX Bandwagon-4 (24/08)
Thread for the Starlink Group 17-4 launch.Launch NET 2 August 2025, at ~02:05 UTC (NET 1 August ~7:05 pm PDT), from Vandenberg SLC-4E, on booster 10xx-xx. The first stage will land aboard Of Course I Still Love You.Payload 20-something Starlink V2.0 Mini satellites, to a 97 degrees inclination orbit on a southwestern trajectory. Initial orbit nnn x nnn km.Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.L2 SpaceX: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0From USCG: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/broadcast-notice-to-mariners-message?guid=65709369SAFETY / PACIFIC OCEAN / SPACE OPERATIONS / CCGD11 BNM 9012-25 / Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:41:20 -04001. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILLBE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR SPACE XSTARLINK G17-4:A. FROM 34-40-00N/120-37-00WTO 34-31-00N/120-31-00WTO 31-52-00N/121-09-00WTO 31-52-00N/121-14-00WTO 34-36-00N/120-42-00W TO BEGINNINGB. FROM 28-20-00N/122-02-00WTO 28-43-00N/122-17-00WTO 29-50-00N/121-42-00WTO 29-07-00N/121-19-00WTO 28-23-00N/121-34-00W TO BEGINNING2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMESARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):A.02/0205 AUG 25 TO 02/0628 AUG 25.03/0205 AUG 25 TO 03/0628 AUG 25.04/0205 AUG 25 TO 04/0628 AUG 25.05/0205 AUG 25 TO 05/0628 AUG 25.06/0205 AUG 25 TO 06/0628 AUG 25.07/0205 AUG 25 TO 07/0628 AUG 25.08/0205 AUG 25 TO 08/0628 AUG 25.B.02/0205 AUG 25 TO 02/0648 AUG 25.03/0205 AUG 25 TO 03/0648 AUG 25.04/0205 AUG 25 TO 04/0648 AUG 25.05/0205 AUG 25 TO 05/0648 AUG 25.06/0205 AUG 25 TO 06/0648 AUG 25.07/0205 AUG 25 TO 07/0648 AUG 25.08/0205 AUG 25 TO 08/0648 AUG 25.3. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THIS NOTICE TO ADVISE MARINERS OF THESEHAZARDOUS AREAS IDENTIFIED BY U.S. SPACE FORCE AND/OR A COMMERCIAL SPACEOPERATION, WHICH MAY IMPACT NAVIGATION INTERESTS. NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROMROCKET LAUNCH ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDINGVEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS AREURGED TO AVOID WATERS WITHIN ROCKET FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURINGLAUNCH WINDOWS AS DETAILED ABOVE.4. FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARINERS MAY CONTACT THE U.S. SPACE FORCE LAUNCHINFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232 OR BY VISITINGWWW.PATRICK.SPACEFORCE.MIL. FOR NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TOREFER TO THE GEOSPATIAL CHART AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART FOR INFORMATION ONSPACE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS (SOLAR).CANCEL AT////BT
Blue Origin @blueoriginNew Glenn’s second mission, NG-2, will send @NASA ’s ESCAPADE to Mars. This launch will support ESCAPADE’s science objectives as the twin spacecraft progress on their journey to the Red Planet. Also onboard is a technology demonstration from @Viasat in support of @NASASpaceOps ' Communications Services Project.
UPDATED JULY 23, 2025...The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 26 at 4:28-8:28 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 29 earliest at 11:30 p.m. - 3:30 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink and Kuiper internet satellite batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-33 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS on mid-late August around 4 a.m. EDT.
One day delayhttps://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 Jul 23 14:46:57 UTC (Day 204)QuoteStarlink G10-26 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G10-26 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-07-26 08:28:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-07-26 09:31:59.300 UTC.Launch window: 2025-07-26 08:28:00 UTC to 2025-07-26 12:28:00 UTC.
Starlink G10-26 Pre-Launch Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G10-26 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-07-26 08:28:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-07-26 09:31:59.300 UTC.Launch window: 2025-07-26 08:28:00 UTC to 2025-07-26 12:28:00 UTC.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 07/23/2025 12:24 amGiven the 1 day delay to the TRACERS launch, will this launch also be delayed by 1 day?Yes.QuoteUpdated Cadena OIS launch advisory- | Primary Launch Day 26 JUL 0209Z-0543Z+ | Primary Launch Day 27 JUL 0209Z-0543Z- | Backup Launch Day 27 JUL 0209Z-0543Z | Backup Launch Day 28 JUL 0209Z-0543Z```
Given the 1 day delay to the TRACERS launch, will this launch also be delayed by 1 day?
Updated Cadena OIS launch advisory- | Primary Launch Day 26 JUL 0209Z-0543Z+ | Primary Launch Day 27 JUL 0209Z-0543Z- | Backup Launch Day 27 JUL 0209Z-0543Z | Backup Launch Day 28 JUL 0209Z-0543Z```
NET July 30 UTC now, per CADENA OIS:Primary Launch Day 30 JUL 0330Z-0812Z Backup Launch Day 31 JUL 0308Z-0750Z Backup Launch Day 01 AUG 0246Z-0728Z Backup Launch Day 02 AUG 0224Z-0706Z
And NET July 30 now per CADENA OIS:Primary Launch Day 30 JUL 1539Z-2022Z Backup Launch Day 31 JUL 1539Z-2022Z Backup Launch Day 01 AUG 1539Z-2022Z Backup Launch Day 02 AUG 1539Z-2022Z Backup Launch Day 03 AUG 1539Z-2022Z
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/TRACERS: SpaceX launched the twin TRACERS satellites from California Wednesday to study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field; liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg SFB came at 2:12pm EDT (1812 UTC); this was the 90th F9 launch so far this year and the 507th overall
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/TRACERS: 1st stage booster 1081, making its 16th flight, boosted the upper stage out of the lower atmosphere then peeled away, reversed course and flew itself back to landing near the launch pad; it was SpaceX's 27th landing in California and its 479th successful booster recovery overall
On Wednesday, July 23 at 11:13 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s TRACERS mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Also on board this mission were SEOPS’ Epic Athena, Skykraft’s Skykraft 4, Maverick Space Systems’ REAL, Tyvak’s LIDE, and York Space Systems’ Bard.This was the 16th 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 eight Starlink missions.
Starlink G17-2 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G17-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2025-07-27 02:09:00 UTC.Deploy: 2025-07-27 03:11:41.140 UTC.Launch window: 2025-07-27 02:09:00 UTC to 2025-07-27 06:09:00 UTC.
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH at 1813 UTC Jul 23 of Falcon 9 from Vandenberg with TRACERS T1/T2, Bard, REAL, LIDE, EPIC Athena, and Skykraft 4/4A/4B/4C/4D.
