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SpaceX General Section / Re: SpaceX Falcon launch tracking in 2026
« Last post by catdlr on Today at 12:17 am »
https://x.com/CyberguruG8073/status/2013042956152827983

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Falcon Diagram (2026-01-11 - 2026-01-18)

Brand New Diagram!  - WIP

Still working on some stuff, and adding the additional diagram for Vandenburg.

B1080 has just landed for its 25th time! Landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (or ASOG)

Up next is either Starlink 10-36 or Crew 12!
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2013054224771195028

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Falcon 9 launches 29 @Starlink satellites from Florida
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SpaceX General Section / Re: SpaceX Falcon launch tracking in 2026
« Last post by AmigaClone on 01/18/2026 11:59 pm »
The important part of those tweets by @Alexphysics13 is the tweet by Musk

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2012686230920511624

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Elon Musk

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Congratulations on 600 missions!

Falcon will probably exceed 1000 missions before retiring.

This implies Starship won't immediately take over. That's a good sign that Elon can still be realistic, at least sometimes.
400 missions is like two years...

I mean even at best Starship will barely become operational by the end of 2026, and build up in 2027, so it's just unavoidable.

I'd say 2027 is the cross-over year, and 2028 is the tail of Falcon ops.  They should stop at 999 just to annoy people....  And avoid any roll-over bugs.

Somehow, I can see the last Falcon launch being launch number 1069 - using the booster with the same number.
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2013050148734050323

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Deployment of 29 @Starlink satellites confirmed
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SpaceX General Section / Re: SpaceX Falcon launch tracking in 2026
« Last post by AmigaClone on 01/18/2026 11:48 pm »
Ok so the first 600 milestone (launches) came just days after the last 500 one (relaunches)

For your consideration: When will the first (n+1)00 milestone actually happen BEFORE the last (n)00 milestone?

Meaningless numerology? Yes.  That's my point.

I can think of at least one example: There have been less than 500 successful F9B5 launches using flight-proven boosters and fairings compared to the 600 Falcon 9 family launches.
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Airbus' Pleiades NEO 3 satellite captured 30cm resolution imagery of SLS rolling out

https://twitter.com/rocketjunkie94/status/2012704149234761829#m
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I saw somewhere AC-001 to 003 could be Azalea RF-1 to 3, with the C standing for "cluster".

Azalea

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In-Space Missions is working with BAE Systems to design and build three Azalea Cluster 1 satellites to deliver high-quality information and intelligence in real time to our customers.

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Exolaunch Linkedin [Oct 16]

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🇬🇧 Exolaunch is proud to announce its first-time collaboration with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence in delivering three Azalea™ radio frequency (RF) LEO satellites, designed and built in Britain by BAE Systems, safely to orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission 🛰️ The launch of the Azalea™ satellites will mark a key step in advancing sovereign space capabilities for the UK.

Convincing. So we're sorted, other than wondering what payloads are deploy-later abord the various tugs
(ION, LEO Express, FGN-TUG)

FGN-TUG-S01 will likely deploy a test satellite. Fergani Space CEO said: "It will also serve as a test vehicle, flying together with a smaller satellite to contribute to our ongoing developments."


FGN-TUG indeed released a satellite yesterday [Dec 08]:

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Subsequently, the FRG-10D1 CubeSat successfully separated from the orbital transfer vehicle.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ferganispace_ulu%C4%9Fbey-k%C3%BCresel-konumlama-sistemi-hedefimize-activity-7403093859343347712-a4EL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACW0ookBVoRCbb9HjrbvwtH5k15e2sPybfw



No 2025-276 objects in this orbit, could they be mistagged as 2025-313C and D?
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NASA's site has been (quietly) updated to show a "by 2028" launch date for this mission, hampered by HLS availability.

IMO they should carry it out anyway without it, either by advancing Gateway's core or by just flying a more ambitious variant of Artemis II with LOI, low-orbit descent, or even NRHO insertion, which will be needed for subsequent missions to the surface or Gateway.
I get the historic point they keep making about breaking Apollo 13's long distance record, but it's not visually exciting. I do think a low lunar orbit mission would be a good idea if HLS is not available.
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