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Starship IFT-5 Launch Thread! (First booster catch with chopsticks) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Well folks, it's time for the first booster RTLS and chopsticks catch attempt!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-10-13 12:25 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-10-13 07:25 (CDT) | | Launch Window (UTC) | 2024-10-13 12:00 to 2024-10-13 12:30 (30 minutes) | | Launch site | Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. | | Booster | B12 | | Ship | S30 | | Booster landing | Chopsticks catch at Pad A or soft water landing in Gulf of Mexico | | Ship landing | Indian Ocean |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07kCgVCMCfA | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKI7y3DTXk | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyR_M5rCL64 | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC87WmFN_As | | LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJ54Y22cVI | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpB62C9wWNA | | VideoFromSpace | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QHfZzGZs0 | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845210284270682178 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfuxxqc5yaI |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 3rd Starship Full Stack launch this year

☑️ 5th Starship Full Stack launch overall

☑️ 98th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 409th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

☑️ 3rd launch from Pad A this year

☑️ 128 days, 23:10:00 turnaround for this pad

Mission Details 🚀

Link to Starship Dev thread

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Starship Development Thread October 2024 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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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? (IFT-5) Booster catch is now NET October 13th, per SpaceX: Tweet, website, archive
  2. When previous launch? (IFT-4)? Booster 11 and Ship 29 launched on 2024-06-06.
  3. What was the result? Both booster and ship make it to landing burn and splashdown. Ship flaps took a beating on reentry, but remained in control of the vehicle.

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 57 | Starship Dev 56 | IFT-4 launch thread | Starship Dev 55 | IFT-3 launch thread | Starship Dev 54 | Starship Dev 53 |

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

Road closures

Cameron County website - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

*As of 2024-10-26

  • 2-hour road delays posted for Oct 2nd and 3rd between 00:00 and 03:00 for transport from factory to Massey's.
  • Road closures for “non-flight testing” are posted for Oct 7th (10:00 to 22:00), and for Oct 8th and 9th (08:00 to 20:00).
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Oct 6th and 7th between 00:00 and 03:00 for transport from Brownsville Port to Massey’s.
  • Oct 7th road closure (10:00 to 22:00) is scheduled.
  • Road closures for “flight testing” are posted for Oct 13th, 14th, and 15th, from 00:00 to 14:00. (And in the alternative, Sep 24th or 25th, likely erroneous)
  • Oct 13th 00:00 to 14:00 road closure is scheduled.
  • Road closure is amended to include the period from Oct 13th 14:00 to Oct 14th 14:00. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
  • 2-hour road delays are posted for Oct 15th (12:00 to 15:00) and 16th (00:00 and 03:00) for transport from pad to factory.
  • Pad A: Booster transport stand finally arrives at the pad after an apparent delay the previous day. (ViX, NSF, Fediverse Starbase Tracker)
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Oct 21st (12:00 to 15:00) and 22nd (00:00 and 03:00) for transport from factory to pad. These are currently crossed out on the main page, so it possible that these have been cancelled.
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Oct 22nd (12:00 to 15:00) and 23rd (00:00 and 03:00) for transport from factory to pad.
  • Road closure is posted for Oct 23rd (18:00 to 00:00) for non-flight testing activities.
  • Road closures are posted for Oct 24th and 25th (08:00 to 20:00) for non-flight testing activities. Oct 24th closure is scheduled.
  • Oct 24th road closure is extended from 20:00 to 23:00.
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Oct 25th (22:00 to 00:00) and 26th (12:00 and 15:00) for transport from pad to factory.
  • 2-hour road delays are posted for Oct 26th (00:30 to 03:30) and 27th (00:00 and 03:00) for transport from factory to Massey's.
  • Oct 25th road closure is revoked.

Vehicle Status

*As of 2024-10-27

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Ship Location Status Comment
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S26 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping? Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey's May 8th, cryo test May 24th, static fired Jun 3rd, rolls to rocket garden Jun 12th. Moves to Megabay 2 Aug 13th, raptors removed Aug 14th.
S30 Indian Ocean Successful splashdown 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th. Heatshield replacement completed by Jul 20. Static fired Jul 26th. Raptor replacement Aug 3rd. Spin prime Aug 6th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched Oct 13th, with on-target splashdown in Indian Ocean.
S31 Highbay Resting 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.
S32 Rocket Garden On the move Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33 Massey's Pending cryo test First V2 Starship. Nosecone spotted Jul 14th. Forward section spotted Jul 27th. Stacking completed Aug 23.
S34 Starfactory Stacking Methane header tank spotted Aug 14th. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Sep 20th.
S35 Starfactory Parts spotted Parts spotted Sep 20th.
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 Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B13 Megabay 2 Resting Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank). Static fired Oct 24th.
B14 Megabay 1 Cryo testing Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th.
B14.1 Sanchez Resting Multiple catch simulation "slap tests" performed on Jun 26th and 27th.
B15 Build Site Assembly Potential aft end, common dome section, aft tank section, and forward dome spotted.
B16 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted
B17 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted

Resources

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SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next? (arstechnica.com)
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[Eric Berger] Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX? (arstechnica.com)
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Starship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landing (spacenews.com)
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Crew-8 returns to Earth (spacenews.com)
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SpaceX success with Flight 5, Flight 6 already tested - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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Starlink 10-8 launch bulletin (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Starlink Group 10-8 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-10-26 21:47 UTC, or 2024-10-26 17:47 local time (EDT). Booster 1069-19 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Webcasts:

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Two close-up views of the Super-Heavy landing catch (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 days ago by NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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SpaceX launches more satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation (spacenews.com)
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NROL-167 Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-10-24, 17:13 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-10-24, 10:13 (PDT) | | Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA | | Booster | B1063-21 | | Landing | Of Course I Still Love You | | Payload | Reconnaissance satellites | | Customer | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Low Earth Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VccVHpw5LVI | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkf8kMvAEx4 | NASASpaceflight | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C-VvcuMpfk | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1849496492161237185 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vYd24JGqMI

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 33rd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 35th launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 4 days, 12:00:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 106th landing on OCISLY

☑️ 361st Falcon family booster landing, 368th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 100th Falcon 9 mission this year, 386th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 102nd SpaceX mission of 2024, 402nd mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 105th SpaceX launch this year, 417th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

Fourth 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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As it happened: NASA, SpaceX undocked Crew-8 from the International Space Station following weeks of weather-related delays, scheduling conflicts – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
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Is SpaceX poised to shake up optical terminal sales? (spacenews.com)
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New Falcon speed record set on Europa Clipper mission (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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https://x.com/edwards345/status/1845887804129292333

And new Falcon speed record: 12680 m/s (earth-centered inertial)

Per Jon Edwards, VP of Falcon Launch Vehicles at SpaceX.

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After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill (arstechnica.com)
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SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation (spacenews.com)
submitted 6 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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[rykllan] Manifest of SpaceX Falcon Heavy missions 2024-10-19 (pbs.twimg.com)
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Source

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Starlink 6-61 launch bulletin (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Starlink Group 6-61 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-10-23 21:47 UTC, or 2024-10-23 17:47 local time (EDT). Booster 1073-18 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

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OneWeb #20 Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-10-20, 05:13 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-10-19, 22:13 (PDT) | | Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA | | Booster | B1082-7 | | Landing | LZ-4 | | Payload | 20 OneWeb satellites | | Customer | Eutelsat OneWeb | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Polar Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-681Bx6XNJg | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdmvurETHjE | NASASpaceflight | none | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJrY0uuUBMM | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1847865913959469097 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-b5YuDrIk

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 31st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 34th launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 4 days, 20:52:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 21st landing on LZ-4

☑️ 358th Falcon family booster landing, 368th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 98th Falcon 9 mission this year, 384th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 100th SpaceX mission of 2024, 400th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 103rd SpaceX launch this year, 414th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

The 20th flight dedicated to the OneWeb high-speed Internet constellation. The initial constellation consists of 648 satellites. Later, the constellation could be expanded to more than 900 satellites depending on demand. OneWeb is expected to begin customer demonstrations in 2022, then provide a global, 24-hour service in 2022/2023.

Each satellite in the constellation weighs 147.7 kg. They are powered by Russian ion engines, manufactured by OKB-Fakel, and have two solar panels for their power supply. The first generation of satellites, operating on a quasi-polar orbit (1 200 km x 86.4°), cannot perform inter-satellite communication, and can only be used near a ground relay station.

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Latest Starship flight prompts praise and worries at IAC (spacenews.com)
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SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733 million (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink 8-19 launch bulletin (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Starlink Group 8-19 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-10-17 23:31 UTC, or 2024-10-17 19:31 local time (EDT). Booster 1076-17 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Webcasts:

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[rykllan] 2024-10-17 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview (x.com)
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Infographic source: rykllan

Minor correction: B1061 was intentionally expended on its 23rd flight for the Hera mission, and thus is no longer flightworthy.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1846901037757583421

  • B1067 in first place at 22 flights. (B1061 and B1062 each reached 23 but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
  • B1063 in second place with 20 flights.
  • B1071 in third place at 19 flights.
  • B1069 in fourth place at 18 flights.
  • B1073 in fifth place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1846901041981170139

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SpaceX notches 100th launch of 2024 with Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket (spaceflightnow.com)
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SpaceX launches $5.2 billion NASA mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa (spaceflightnow.com)
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