SpaceX F9 : Project Kuiper KF-02 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 11 August 2025 (12:35 UTC)

[catdlr]

SpaceX@SpaceX

Standing down from today’s launch of the @ProjectKuiper KF-02 mission to perform additional vehicle checkouts. Now targeting tomorrow, August 8 for liftoff → http://spacex.com/launches/kf-02

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1953455966386585815

[catdlr]

Help, I can't stop it, it keeps changing.

SpaceX@SpaceX

Replying to @SpaceX and @ProjectKuiper
Now targeting Saturday, August 9 for launch of the KF-02 mission from pad 40 in Florida. Teams are keeping an eye on weather, which is currently 35% favorable for liftoff

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1953797386569970057

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The correct emblem for this mission looks like below:

[jacqmans]

Took this one this afternoon from the new Observation Gantry at LC-39

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SpaceX is targeting Saturday, August 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 9:45 a.m. ET.

[catdlr]

NSF is livestreaming:

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According to: https://www.spacex.com/launches/kf-02

launch is schedule at the end of the luanch window at: 09:45 a.m. ET / 13:45 UTC.

[catdlr]

SpaceX Livestream is available:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1954174000999084401

[catdlr]

F9 on startup and raining hard

[catdlr]

Scrub due to weather, last-minute shower landing on the launch pad at T-1 min

Hold called after TD gives the go-ahead at t-minus 28 seconds.

The next launch window is 8:57 ET.

50% of weather violation given for tomorrow's launch.

[catdlr]

Official:

SpaceX@SpaceX
Due to unfavorable weather, now targeting Sunday, August 10 for Falcon 9’s launch of the
@ProjectKuiper KF-02 mission from Florida

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1954178713236709862

[catdlr]

Launch Time:

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 10 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 27-minute window opens at 8:57 a.m. ET.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/kf-02

[catdlr]

From Max Evans at the Cape:

https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1954180436038394309

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Launch abort video highlights:

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 T-2 hours, Updated Video Links (NSF added)


Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:

SpaceX direct live broadcast on:
 Webpage:  https://www.spacex.com/launches/kf-02
 Twitter:      https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1gqGvjrYQqzGB

SpaceX Re-broadcast alternatives on YouTube: 
Space Affairs:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEVD9hnk0YU

Replay supplied by The Space Devs (15 min after the broadcast end):  https://youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos

Summary Video provided by SciNews (15 min after the broadcast ends):  https://youtube.com/@SciNewsRo/videos

NSF Live Coverage:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=GFLMJdY4ReM

Post Launch Extras:

CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/
Max-Qproductions by Pete Carstens: https://www.youtube.com/@maxqproductions1

[catdlr]

NSF Live Coverage has started

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1954511698150281292

[catdlr]

Brevard EOC@BrevardEOC
8/10/25 7:35AM | We have activated our launch operations support team in preparation for the SpaceX Falcon9 KF-2 launch. Window: 8:35 AM-9:25 AM.

https://twitter.com/BrevardEOC/status/1954507464763641961

[catdlr]

As usual, I'll be posting important milestones as placeholders and will return later to fill in the screen grabs. Events happened too quickly during the first three minutes to attach and upload images.

SpaceX livestream starts at the top of the hour.

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Contdown timeline

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Some F9 stats