Looks like the regulatory approvals for landing Falcon 9 boosters on ASDS within The Bahamas waters regularly may have been obtained, because this launch is apparently heading for a landing at Exuma Sound per the filed document to the FAA!
“We are currently working through the regulatory process to ensure that the environmental review is complete and that we are meeting all the required monitoring and upkeep,” Ms Gillis said. “I think we are pretty close on that process towards a second landing in Exuma, and we are working with all the regulatory authorities to make sure it happens soon.”She said the company hopes to complete anotherlanding before the end of 2025. “I believe they are shooting for something before the end of this year,” she said. “We do not have too much left of the year, so it should be coming along soon.”Ms Gillis said future landings would all use the Exuma Sound site and that SpaceX expects to perform “an additional 20 landings here in the Bahamas on the Exuma Sound landing site” once approved.
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Congrats to the entire @SpaceX team for achieving 165 launches🚀 ! While we originally set out for 170, we actually revised the manifest to 165 this summer based on business and manifest needs. We have two more Falcon launches to go in 2025 for extra credit for a total of 1-6-7 🤣! Worth noting that SL6-99 was also our last single stick from 39A for some time as we put full focus on Falcon Heavy launches and ramping Starship from the Cape!
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.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 X TV app.This will be the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and four 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.
Quote from: JSz on 01/22/2026 08:48 pmCrew-12 launch brought forward to 11 February?https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/2014048229298471145QuoteI'm hearing the new date for the launch of Crew 12 is now February 11. It's not clear to me whether NASA will still try to launch Artemis II ahead of this date.Cross-post; my bold:Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/22/2026 06:48 pmUpdated January 22https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.htmlQuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on January 25 at 11:46 p.m. - 12:01 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 28 at 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 31 at 6:36-10:36 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 3. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-12 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on mid-February, 6 a.m. EST [~11:00 UTC on 11 Feb]. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemis-ii-mission-availability.pdf?emrc=51eb50Artemis II 11 February launch window = 06:05 to 08:05 UTC
Crew-12 launch brought forward to 11 February?https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/2014048229298471145QuoteI'm hearing the new date for the launch of Crew 12 is now February 11. It's not clear to me whether NASA will still try to launch Artemis II ahead of this date.
I'm hearing the new date for the launch of Crew 12 is now February 11. It's not clear to me whether NASA will still try to launch Artemis II ahead of this date.
Updated January 22https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.htmlQuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on January 25 at 11:46 p.m. - 12:01 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 28 at 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 31 at 6:36-10:36 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 3. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-12 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on mid-February, 6 a.m. EST [~11:00 UTC on 11 Feb]. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on January 25 at 11:46 p.m. - 12:01 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 28 at 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 31 at 6:36-10:36 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 3. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-12 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on mid-February, 6 a.m. EST [~11:00 UTC on 11 Feb]. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
No SLC-40 launches while Artemis II is ready for launch during its launch windows, starting with 6, 7, 8 ,10, and 11 February.Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/23/2026 06:15 pmSFN Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets, January 23, Will Robinson-SmithQuote<snip>“We have protected for up to four launch attempts for [Artemis II] because where it’s going, it has a very specific window that it needs to launch in,” Bulson said. “So we are prepared to support up to four launch attempts. If they do eat into that window, it may not be possible for them to do four launch attempts. So that’s going to be the priority on the range until Artemis goes. It’s protected for those additional launch attempts with their window.”<snip>“From a range asset perspective, it’s a number of hours to turn the range, and all of those different assets. Because Artemis is so resource intensive, we really wouldn’t want to be going back and forth between missions,” Bulson said. “Really, realistically, couldn’t do that and still protect for the four launch attempts. So, we don’t plan on having anything else scheduled in.”<snip>Rare launches for the Artemis program aside, the Eastern Range is preparing for another big year in orbital launches. Teams are readying for a future where by 2035, according to some external studies, the Cape may juggle 350 or more launches per year from a host of launch providers.<snip>
SFN Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets, January 23, Will Robinson-SmithQuote<snip>“We have protected for up to four launch attempts for [Artemis II] because where it’s going, it has a very specific window that it needs to launch in,” Bulson said. “So we are prepared to support up to four launch attempts. If they do eat into that window, it may not be possible for them to do four launch attempts. So that’s going to be the priority on the range until Artemis goes. It’s protected for those additional launch attempts with their window.”<snip>“From a range asset perspective, it’s a number of hours to turn the range, and all of those different assets. Because Artemis is so resource intensive, we really wouldn’t want to be going back and forth between missions,” Bulson said. “Really, realistically, couldn’t do that and still protect for the four launch attempts. So, we don’t plan on having anything else scheduled in.”<snip>Rare launches for the Artemis program aside, the Eastern Range is preparing for another big year in orbital launches. Teams are readying for a future where by 2035, according to some external studies, the Cape may juggle 350 or more launches per year from a host of launch providers.<snip>
<snip>“We have protected for up to four launch attempts for [Artemis II] because where it’s going, it has a very specific window that it needs to launch in,” Bulson said. “So we are prepared to support up to four launch attempts. If they do eat into that window, it may not be possible for them to do four launch attempts. So that’s going to be the priority on the range until Artemis goes. It’s protected for those additional launch attempts with their window.”<snip>“From a range asset perspective, it’s a number of hours to turn the range, and all of those different assets. Because Artemis is so resource intensive, we really wouldn’t want to be going back and forth between missions,” Bulson said. “Really, realistically, couldn’t do that and still protect for the four launch attempts. So, we don’t plan on having anything else scheduled in.”<snip>Rare launches for the Artemis program aside, the Eastern Range is preparing for another big year in orbital launches. Teams are readying for a future where by 2035, according to some external studies, the Cape may juggle 350 or more launches per year from a host of launch providers.<snip>
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.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 X TV app.This will be the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, USSF-36, and five 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.
Well look who's back!QuoteSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.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 X TV app.This will be the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, USSF-36, and five 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.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/05/2026 01:49 pmWell look who's back!Launch 17 February 22:00 to 18 Feb 02:00 UTC = 17 Feb 5:00 to 9:00 pm EST (time deduced from launch video scheduling)B1092-10Also, JRTI is tasked to the Starlink 6-104 launch on the previous day. This seems too tight a turnaround. ASOG instead, after Starlink 6-103?
Well look who's back!
Falcon Watchers@Falcon9Watchers·8mB1092-10 is currently set to launch Starlink 10-36 on February 17thThis could be the second booster landing in the Bahamas, which B1080 previously did in February 2025
Also, JRTI is tasked to the Starlink 6-104 launch on the previous day [Feb 16].
Launch 17 February 22:00 to 18 Feb 02:00 UTC = 17 Feb 5:00 to 9:00 pm EST (time deduced from launch video scheduling)
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