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SpaceX Starship page

Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 7) NET Jan 11th according to recent documentation NASA filed with the FAA. (Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera 1, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera 2)
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 6)? Booster 13 and Ship 31 launched on 2024-11-19.
  3. What was the result? Booster catch attempt aborted, performed soft splashdown in the Gulf. Ship performs in-space raptor relight, survives reentry, and makes an on-target splashdown.

Quick Links

Nerdle Cam | Lab Cam | Sapphire Cam | Sentinel Cam | Rover Cam | Rover 2.0 Cam | Rocket Ranch Cam | Plex Cam | NSF Starbase Live

Starship Dev November | IFT-6 launch thread | Starship Dev October | IFT-5 launch thread | Starship Dev 57 | Starship Dev 56 | IFT-4 launch thread

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)


Road closures and road delays

Cameron County website - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

*As of 2024-12-12

  • 1-hour road delay was posted for Dec 5th (21:00 to 00:00) for transport from factory to pad.
  • 2-hour road delay is posted for Dec 6th (00:00 to 04:00) for transport from Massey's to factory.
  • 8-hour road closure is scheduled for Dec 7th (08:00 to 16:00) for non-flight testing activities.
  • 12-hour road closures are posted for Dec 9th and 10th (08:00 to 20:00) for non-flight testing activities.
  • Dec 7th and 9th closures are scheduled.
  • 2-hour road delays are posted for Dec 9th and 10th (00:00 to 03:00) for transport from factory to... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (desde la fabrica hasta Massey's)
  • Road delay is posted for Dec 10th from 08:00 to 11:00 for tank installation.
  • Dec 10th road closure is revoked, likely indicating that the static fire of B14 on Dec 9th went well.
  • 2-hour road delays are posted and revoked for Dec 11th (10:00 to 14:00) and 12th (00:00 to 03:00) for transport from factory to Massey’s.
  • A road delay is posted for Dec 11th from 16:00 to 19:00 for tank installation.

Vehicle Status

*As of 2024-12-12

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Ship Location Status Comment
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S31 Indian Ocean Successful splashdown Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. Underwent repairs in the Highbay, rolls back to Massey's Jul 1. Cryo tested Jul 2nd and 3rd. Engines installed by Jul 26th. Rolls to Massey's Sep 6th. Partial (aborted) cryo test Sep 8th. Static fired Sep 18th. Preflight checkouts completed Nov 17th. Launched as IFT-6 on Nov 19th. In-space raptor relight was successful, ship survived reentry and performed soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
S32 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping? Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33 Massey's Pending static fire First V2 Starship. Nosecone spotted Jul 14th. Forward section spotted Jul 27th. Stacking completed Aug 23. Cryo tested Oct 29th (partial), 30th (full), and 31st (full). Raptor installation begins Nov 9th. Spin prime Dec 12th.
S34 Megabay 2 Pending cryo test Methane header tank spotted Aug 14th. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Sep 20th. Stacking completed around end of November.
S35 Highbay Assembly Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th.
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Megabay 1 Post-flight inspection Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B13 Gulf of Mexico Successful splashdown Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank). Static fired Oct 24th. Preflight checkouts completed Nov 17th. Launched as IFT-6 on Nov 19th. Chopsticks catch attempt was aborted, performed soft splashdown in the Gulf.
B14 Megabay 1 Pending hotstage ring install Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th.
B14.1 Sanchez Resting Multiple catch simulation "slap tests" performed on Jun 26th and 27th.
B15 Megabay 1 Stacked Stacked from July to September.
B16 Megabay 1 Assembly Parts spotted
B17 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted

Resources

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submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 11-2 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-12-13 19:29 UTC, or 2024-12-13 11:29 local time (PST). B1082-9 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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The webcasts for the past three launches out of Vandenberg California haven't gone live until Falcon 9 is well away from the pad. Any guesses as to why SpaceX is suddenly reluctant to show us the pad and surrounding area?

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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 12-5 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-12-08 05:12 UTC, or 2024-12-08 00:12 local time (EST). Booster to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

First stage supporting this mission is either B1072 or B1086, which both previously supported GOES-U.

Webcasts:

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SXM-9 launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-12-05, 16:10 | |


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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-12-05, 11:10 (EST) | | Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1076-19 | | Landing | Just Read the Instructions | | Payload | SXM-9 | | Customer | Sirius XM | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBrraqiXYiU | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWPqFNsR0O4V | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtjqot_pne4 | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1864701073627468204 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqvbYarntqE |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 23rd launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 8 days, 11:29:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 56th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 101st landing on JRTI

☑️ Falcon family booster landing, 397th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 122nd Falcon 9 mission this year, 408th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 124th SpaceX mission of 2024, 424th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 128th SpaceX launch this year, 440th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.

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Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1864491686652727775

  • B1067 is the first booster to launch and land for the 24th time!
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 20 flights.
  • B1073 in fourth place at 19 flights.
  • B1076 in fifth place at 18 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1864491704398827552

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 9-14 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-12-05 03:05 UTC, or 2024-12-04 19:05 local time (PST). B1081-12 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

Webcasts:

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Starlink Group 6-70 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-12-04 10:13 UTC, or 2024-12-04 10:13 local time (EST). Booster 1067-24 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

B1067 will become the first booster to launch for its 24th time.

Webcasts:

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Unlike previous launches of NRO satellites, the NROL-126 mission included an unspecified number of government satellites and 20 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites.

I guess that makes it a rideshare of sorts.

The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:10 a.m. Eastern, the NRO said in a statement. Although the launch was scheduled and announced, there was no live broadcast of the liftoff and a live feed only became available shortly before the main engine cutoff during the flight. It’s unclear if this was due to operational decisions or specific requests from the NRO.

This marks the second SLC-4E webcast in a row to go live only after liftoff, as something similar occurred for Starlink 9-13:

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) happened at 9:25:30 p.m. PST (12:25:30 a.m. EST, 0525:30 UTC). SpaceX didn’t publicly announce its target T-0 prior to launch, but the CelesTrak website said SpaceX provided it with that launch time.

The mission appeared to be the first time that SpaceX would not stream the launch or booster landing live. Unlike previous recent missions, SpaceX didn’t made a statement on its profile on X, formerly Twitter, about the upcoming launch or how to view it.

Suddenly at 12:27 a.m. EST (0527 UTC), nearly two minutes after liftoff, SpaceX began streaming onboard camera views from its Falcon 9 rocket.

I hope this doesn't become a trend... liftoff is one of the best parts.

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NROL-126 launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-30, 08:10 | |


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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-11-30, 03:10 (EST) | | Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA | | Booster | B1088-1 (a rare brand-new booster!) | | Landing | Of Course I Still Love You | | Payload | NROL-126 | | Customer | National Reconnaissance Office | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://youtube.com/watch?v=1igMQu0vUag | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceflightNowVideo/streams | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight/streams | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-we7fdhtg | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1862771327394009232 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwI55GWsCS4

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 41st launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 6 days, 2:44:30 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 53rd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 112th landing on OCISLY

☑️ 380th Falcon family booster landing, 394th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 119th Falcon 9 mission this year, 405th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 121st SpaceX mission of 2024, 421st mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 125th SpaceX launch this year, 437th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

Fifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 6-65 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-30 05:00 UTC, or 2024-11-30 00:00 local time (EST). Booster 1083-6 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 6-76 launch out of LC-39A in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-27 04:41 UTC, or 2024-11-26 23:41 local time (EST). Booster B1078-15 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 12-1 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-25 10:02 UTC, or 2024-11-25 05:02 local time (EST). Booster 1080-13 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Planned to be the fastest booster turnaround to date, slightly less than 14 days after B1080's previous mission. The current record, set back in 2022, is around 21 days.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

Starlink Group 9-13 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-11-24 05:25 UTC, or 2024-11-24 21:25 local time (PST). B1075-15 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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Source

Reusability (flight number):

Launch pads:

Starlink domination:

By year:

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Source

Only two missions out of 400 were unsuccessful (CRS-7 and Starlink 9-3), plus one partial failure (CRS SpX-1 & OG2) and one anomaly before the launch (Amos-6):

Significantly increased launch cadence:

Only 34 missions out of 400 were launched on an expended booster:

Only 71 missions out of 400 were launched on a new booster:

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