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Reusability (flight number):

Launch pads:

Starlink domination:

By year:

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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:

Starlink Group 6-66 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-21 16:07 UTC, or 2024-11-21 11:07 local time (EST). Booster 1069-20 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

• NextSpaceflight page
• SpaceX mission page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3JBoubQ7qY
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PpxSk6RjWc
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0jB933Fl7c
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepixLRCLUA
• SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1859628265666904572
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCbLu9Ffy4c

Smallsat launch integrator SEOPS has purchased a Falcon 9 launch for a dedicated rideshare mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

SEOPS announced at Space Tech Expo Europe here Nov. 19 that it signed a contract with SpaceX for the mission, planned for late 2028 from Florida. It is also acquiring capacity on unspecified other SpaceX launches through 2028.

“With the surge demand for access to cislunar space, we’re approaching a pivotal moment where prolific access to GTO is a must,” Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS, said in a statement, describing the contract as a way to “proactively generate the options the market demands” for rideshare missions.

Brinkley said at the conference that the company does not have any firm customers yet for that mission. However, the strong interest SEOPS has seen from commercial and government customers was enough to warrant signing a contract.

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-18, 18:31 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-11-18, 13:31 (EST) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1073-19 | | Landing | Just Read the Instructions | | Payload | GSAT-20 | | Customer | NewSpace India Limited | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMwbJidG4BA | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKerzlu_kH8 | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkba5htG-Hg | The Launch Pad | none | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858575637319155938 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6m_rnzprWI

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 55th launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 4 days, 5:10:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 46th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 97th landing on JRTI

☑️ 375th Falcon family booster landing, 383rd Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 113th Falcon 9 mission this year, 399th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 115th SpaceX mission of 2024, 415th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 118th SpaceX launch this year, 431st SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

• SpaceX mission page
• NextSpaceflight mission page

GSAT-20 is a communication satellite jointly being developed by Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre and Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. GSAT-20 will be a continuation of GSAT series of communication satellites. The satellite is intended to add data transmission capacity to the communication infrastructure required by Smart Cities Mission of India.

Starlink Group 9-12 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-11-18 05:53 UTC, or 2024-11-17 21:53 local time (PST). B1071-20 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

• NextSpaceflight page
• SpaceX mission page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cp0Pi6Krl4
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09OpPQ-k6nE
• NASASpaceflight: none
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytH-xTRkIhI
• SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858386301650977243
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c-ARK-uoFk

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-17, 22:28 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-11-17, 17:28 (EST) | | Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1077-16 | | Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas | | Payload | Optus-X/TD7 | | Customer | Optus | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgL7P8LrOk | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9a0aMJ7Lyo | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p11tCjqKN5I | The Launch Pad | none | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858273649871982643 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uy2bWZN4S0

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 21st launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 6 days, 5:06:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 44th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 85th landing on ASOG

☑️ 371st Falcon family booster landing, 381st Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 111th Falcon 9 mission this year, 397th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 113th SpaceX mission of 2024, 413th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 116th SpaceX launch this year, 427th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

• SpaceX mission page
• NextSpaceflight mission page

An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.

“The company is incredibly valuable, I think, right now because of Starlink,” she said. “Starlink will add a zero, probably, at least as we continue to grow the Starlink system.”

That growth comes in many different markets, from residential broadband services to maritime and aviation connectivity. SpaceX will begin offering direct-to-device services “within the next month or so,” she said, with an initial version for “very light data” and text messaging.

However, she argued that Starship will be even more valuable to SpaceX in the long run. “Ultimately, I think Starship will be the thing that takes us over the top as one of the most valuable companies. We can’t even envision what Starship is going to do to humanity and humans’ lives, and I think that will be the most valuable part of SpaceX.”

One example she offered was using Starship to launch a satellite. If that satellite was not working, she explained, the satellite could be brought back into Starship’s payload bay to either be repaired or returned to Earth.

She predicted that Starship will rapidly eclipse the company’s existing Falcon family of rockets, which has launched more than 400 times. “I would not be surprised if we fly 400 Starship launches in the next four years,” she said. That will be in parallel with Falcon 9, but she suggested that vehicle could be retired, along with the Dragon spacecraft used for crew and cargo missions, in as little as six to eight years as customers move to Starship.

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1857425165669306610

• B1067 is the first booster to stick its 23rd landing. (B1061 and B1062 each launch 23 times but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
• B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
• B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 19 flights.
• B1073 and B1076 tied for fourth place at 18 flights.
• B1077 in fifth place at 15 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1857425170098434544

Starlink Group 6-68 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-14 10:45 UTC, or 2024-11-14 05:45 local time (EST). Booster 1076-18 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

• NextSpaceflight page
• SpaceX mission page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dUVhPR3DNA
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llu2cabHLjw
• NASASpaceflight: none
• The Launch Pad: none
• SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1857049724022354365
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TU7fk5WjNo

Starlink Group 9-11 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-11-14 05:23 UTC, or 2024-11-13 21:23 local time (PST). B1082-8 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

• NextSpaceflight page
• SpaceX mission page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJb1QtpOhKw
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfu8VxWVeYI
• NASASpaceflight: none
• The Launch Pad: none
• SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1856929758116024818
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImuueE-RKBY

Notably, this also marked the first time a booster landed for a 23rd time. The other two boosters that launched for a 23rd time, B1061 and B1062, were taken out of service.

B1061 was intentionally expended for the Hera mission in 2024 October, and B1062 tipped over during it's landing attempt after launching Starlink 8-6. B1067 is the first to stick its 23rd landing.

Until recently, SpaceX has relied primarily on self-produced batteries for its spacecraft. However, as the demand for consistent and advanced power systems has grown, the need for specialized external suppliers became evident. According to industry insiders that spoke with the Korea Economic Daily (KED), LG Energy Solution will provide batteries for both primary and backup power in the Starship rocket.