SpaceX Manifest Discussion Thread

[StraumliBlight]

SKY Perfect JSAT and SpaceX for the future of space communication! Signing of Launch Contract for Next-Generation Satellites "JSAT-31" and "JSAT-32"

Three next-generation satellites, including the Superbird-9, which has already signed a contract, are scheduled to be launched sequentially from 2027.

Superbird-9 was the first commercial Starship contract.

"Superbird-9" is scheduled to be launched in 2024 aboard SpaceX's heavy-duty rocket, "Starship."

The new contract doesn't mention a launch vehicle.

[ohpif]

Overview Space booked a slot on SpaceX Bandwagon-7 rideshare mission to test their Solar Power Transmitter. Mission is stating a flight in 2028:

Berte said the company has booked a slot on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-7 rideshare mission launching in early 2028. Most of the satellite will be built in-house.

Full article: https://spacenews.com/overview-energy-demonstrates-technologies-for-space-solar-power/

[Galactic Penguin SST]

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/after-key-russian-launch-site-is-damaged-nasa-accelerates-dragon-supply-missions/

According to the space agency’s internal schedule, the next Dragon supply mission, CRS-34, is moving forward one month from June 2026 to May. And the next Dragon supply mission after this, CRS-35, has been advanced three months from November to August.

[zubenelgenubi]

Will there be a Falcon 9 launch pause for Christmas and New Year's Day?  Or merely confining launches to the overnight hours on the biggest air travel days?

[catdlr]

Will there be a Falcon 9 launch pause for Christmas and New Year's Day?  Or merely confining launches to the overnight hours on the biggest air travel days?

There's a chance that a launch on Christmas Eve might hit Santa's Sleigh while in flight.  NOARD will issue COA warning

https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/TheOldManPar/status/2000283342634389825

Charles Boyer
@TheOldManPar
After Tuesday morning's launch, there will only be 10 Atlas V's left, and six of those are devoted to Starliner. The other four are Amazon Leo launches.

Once gone, Falcon 9 and SLS will be the only human-rated US launch systems.

[zubenelgenubi]

Near-term not-Starlink launch schedule; UTC:

✅️ NROL-77 (Dec 9, SLC-40, LZ-2)

✅️ CSG-3 (Jan 3 Dec 28 29 Jan 1, SLC-4E, LZ-4)

Pandora/Twilight (Jan 11 5 NET Jan, SLC-4E, LZ-4)

BlueBird Block 2 FM2 (Jan? Jan, SLC-40, LZ-40?)

Crew-12 (NET Feb 15, SLC-40, LZ-40)

Will there be another Starlink launch from Florida after Starlink 6-88 and before Christmas?  Edit: No.  Starlink 6-88 now after New Year's.

Will there be a Starlink launch from SLC-4E after 15-13 and before CSG-3?  Edit: No

Will there be a Starlink launch from SLC-4E after CSG-3 and before Pandora/Twilight?  Edit: Probably no.

Christmas and New Year's Day holidays also come into play.

Edited week of December 17.

Edited January 1 and 3 UTC.

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post; what is the next Falcon Heavy launch--Griffin-1?

Looks like it 167

https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2001424468141297900

Kiko Dontchev

@TurkeyBeaver

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!

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Cross-post; what is the next Falcon Heavy launch--Griffin-1?

Looks like it 167

https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2001424468141297900

Kiko Dontchev

@TurkeyBeaver

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!

There has been speculations that ViaSat-3 F3 might be going up on an FH early next year (after backing off from launching on Ariane 64 about 2 years ago, and there aren't many rockets out there that can launch it), but for some reason ViaSat still doesn't confirms it.

[AndrewM]

Cross-post; what is the next Falcon Heavy launch--Griffin-1?

Looks like it 167

https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2001424468141297900

Kiko Dontchev

@TurkeyBeaver

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!

There has been speculations that ViaSat-3 F3 might be going up on an FH early next year (after backing off from launching on Ariane 64 about 2 years ago, and there aren't many rockets out there that can launch it), but for some reason ViaSat still doesn't confirms it.

ViaSat has also confirmed that F3 is launching from the Cape which rules out & in the 1st half of 2026 which essentially limits it to FH. If it was Vulcan or New Glenn I would have expected them to say something on those 2 launches.

[RudeDude]

This launch is listed on NSF launch schedule but I don't see any threads mentioning it nor a manifest update with it listed. Does anyone know more? Or where to find more? Its not on the SpaceX site yet either.

Starlink Group 6-96 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
SLC-40 Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 01:55 PM EST

[RudeDude]

Aha, perhaps this or other Starlink "grou pTBD" thread(s) https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=64061#lastPost

[zubenelgenubi]

Near-term not-Starlink launch schedule; UTC:

✅️ Pandora/Twilight (Jan 11 5 NET Jan, SLC-4E, LZ-4)

✅️ NROL-105 (Jan 17, SLC-4E, LZ-4)

GPS III-SV09 (Jan?, SLC-40, ASDS)

Crew-12 (NET Feb 15?, SLC-40, LZ-40)

T1TL-A (mid Feb, SLC-4E, OCISLY)