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[Meta] [email protected] turns two years old, call for moderators (self.spacex)
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🎉Happy 2-year-anniversary, folks!🎉

Thank you to everyone who has posted, commented, and voted over the past two years. The community would not be what it is without you!

Thanks also to the sh.itjust.works admins for keeping this server running smoothly. This community could not exist without you.

This community has had a bit of mod turnover since we started, and I'm looking to grow the team a bit. Would anyone be willing to help out?

This is also an opportune time to solicit feedback and suggest changes. Any general feedback or suggestions?

Thank you all for participating in this community, and here's to the next two years!

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Starship Development Thread June 2025 (self.spacex)
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SpaceX Starship page

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 10) Three to four weeks after Flight 9, Elon time.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 9) Starship flight 9 launched at about 23:36:29 UTC May 27.
  3. What was the result? Ship reached a suborbital path with a 189 km apogee. It lost attitude control during coast and tumbled during reentry, with loss of signal at about 59 km altitude." (Jonathan McDowell) - Booster experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly immediately after landing burn startup. (Golden, SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)

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 May | Flight 9 launch thread | Starship Dev April | Flight 8 launch thread | Starship Dev March | Starship Dev February | Flight 7 launch thread | Starship Dev January

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

Road closures and road delays

Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-06-16

Ship Location Status Comment
SN2 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
Test Tank 16 Sanchez Resting Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S35 Indian Ocean Destroyed Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th. Stacked by Feb 7th. Cryo tested Mar 11th. Single-engine static fire Apr 30th, six-engine static fire May 1st. R-vac likely replaced May 6th. Static fired May 12th. Spin prime May 22nd. Rolled out and stacked May 25th. Launched May 27th. Ship lost attitude control shortly after SECO and broke up during reentry.
S36 Massey's Pending static fire Parts spotted in December. Stacking began Jan 30th. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th. Stacking completed Mar 11th. Cryo tested Apr 27th. Single-engine static fire Jun 16th.
S37 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Parts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th. Cryo tested May 30th.
S38 Megabay 2 Stacking Parts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th.
S39 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 9th).
S40 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (May 10th).
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Rocket Garden Resting 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.
B14 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th. FTS installed Jan 3rd. Wet dress rehearsal performed Jan 10th. Launched and landed Jan 16th. Static fired Apr 3rd. Stacked on launch mount May 13th. Destacked May 16th. Rolled back May 17th. Rolled out May 24th. Launched May 27th. RUD immediately after landing burn startup.
B15 Rocket Garden Resting Stacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16 Megabay 1 Pending FTS install Stacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th.
B17 Rocket Garden Pending engine install Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17 Massey's Pending cryo test Test article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tested Jun 2nd and 3rd.
B18 Megabay 1 Stacking Parts spotted May 19th.

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Starlink Group 15-9 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 15-9 launch out of SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 2025-06-17 03:36 UTC, or 2025-06-16 23:36 local time (PDT). Booster 1093-3 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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NASA sets new potential launch date for Ax-4 mission to ISS (June 19) (spacenews.com)
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Starship point-to-point: a potential future application or a capability flex? - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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Starlink Group 12-26 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 12-26 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida is currently scheduled for 2025-06-13 15:29 UTC, or 2025-06-13 11:29 local time (EDT). Booster 1078-21 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

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[Jeff Foust] Booster leak delays Ax-4 mission to ISS (spacenews.com)
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Starlink Group 15-6 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 15-6 launch out of SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 2025-06-13 01:54 UTC, or 2025-06-12 18:54 local time (PDT). Booster 1081-15 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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From Delta to Starship, SpaceX's ambitious plan for SLC-37's future - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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On June 6, the Department of the Air Force released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Starship-Super Heavy launches from Space Launch Complex 37, unveiling the company’s ambitious plans for the upcoming Starship launch site.

SpaceX is planning to remove the majority of large legacy structures at the site, which includes the large Mobile Service Tower used in the past for the Delta IV and Delta IV Heavy rockets. The demolition of these structures is expected to begin this week, with clearing work planned for the remainder of the summer 2025.

Under the current plans, SLC-37 would feature two Starship launch pads, each with a launch mount, launch integration tower, and flame trench. The two launch integration towers would be taller than the ones built until now, each being 600 feet (183 meters) tall compared to the approximate 470 feet (143 meters) for the two towers at Starbase and the one at LC-39A.

The launch site would have a common propellant storage tank farm but separate deluge tank farms, an arrangement similar to the two launch pads present at SpaceX’s Starbase.

Philips Parkway and Old A1A road would be widened to support the transport of Starship boosters and second stages to SLC-37. Additional turn radiuses are also expected to be added at key intersections to make the passage of large hardware easier and minimize traffic disruption.

On top of the two launch integration towers, SpaceX is planning to build up to two potential catch towers in order to add flexibility and support the high cadence of operations from the site.

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SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
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Jon Edwards: SiriusXM-10 mission included a deorbit burn from GTO (sh.itjust.works)
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Jon Edwards (VP of Falcon launch at SpaceX): https://x.com/edwards345/status/1932494220499280221

Last week, SpaceX successfully completed a controlled deorbit of the SiriusXM-10 upper stage after GTO payload deployment. While we routinely do controlled deorbits for LEO stages (e.g., Starlink), deorbiting from GTO is extremely difficult due to the high energy needed to alter the orbit, making this a rare and remarkable first for us. This was only made possible due to the hard work and brilliance of the Falcon GNC team and exemplifies SpaceX's commitment to leading in both space exploration and public safety.

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Starlink Group 12-24 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 12-24 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida is currently scheduled for 2025-06-10 13:05 UTC, or 2025-06-10 09:05 local time (EDT). Booster 1083-12 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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Axiom-4 crew ready for science, flight aboard new Dragon capsule to ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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[Stephen Clark] Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s (former) launch pads (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink Group 15-8 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 15-8 launch out of SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 2025-06-08 14:20 UTC, or 2025-06-08 07:20 local time (PDT). Booster 1088-7 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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Booster 14 Reflies, SpaceX already preparing next vehicle for Primary Objectives - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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SXM-10 launch thread (self.spacex)
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-06-07, 04:54 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-06-07, 00:54 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1085-8 | | Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas | | Payload | SXM-10 | | Payload mass | 6,400.0 kg | | Customer | Maxar Technologies / Sirius XM | | Target orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vylueJ951Y | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJ7NAS-9YA | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtyFld_UMHI | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jsBRIwnugo | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1931210096693944751 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxFC1bXfMjI |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 32nd launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 3 days, 22:35:20 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 31 days, 3:06:40 hours since last launch of B1085

☑️ 112th landing on ASOG

☑️ 462nd Falcon family booster landing, 475th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 69th Falcon 9 mission this year, 487th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 69th SpaceX mission of 2025, 503rd overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 72nd SpaceX launch this year, 521st overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

SXM-10 is the 11th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-10 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. SXM-10 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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Starlink Group 11-22 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 11-2 launch out of SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 2025-06-04 23:40 UTC, or 2025-06-04 16:40 local time (PDT). Booster 1063-26 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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Starlink Group 12-19 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 12-19 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida is currently scheduled for 2025-06-03 04:43 UTC, or 2025-06-03 00:43 local time (EDT). Booster 1077-21 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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Starlink Group 11-18 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 11-18 launch out of SLC-4E in California is currently scheduled for 2025-05-31 20:10 UTC, or 2025-05-31 13:10 local time (PDT). Booster 1071-25 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and Mars - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military (spacenews.com)
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GPS III SV08 (GPS III-7) launch thread (self.spacex)
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-05-30, 17:37 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-05-30, 13:37 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1092-4 | | Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas | | Payload | GPS Block III | | Payload mass | 4,352.0 kg | | Customer | US Space Force | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Medium Earth Orbit |

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwu3nJsyUmQ | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Juq-FD6cRA | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Npq2klglj8 | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqlSANSqPDw | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1928501666413707663 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUSNFLZDgI |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 30th launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 6 days, 0:03:50 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 39 days, 9:07:15 hours since last launch of B1092

☑️ 111th landing on ASOG

☑️ 458th Falcon family booster landing, 471st Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 65th Falcon 9 mission this year, 483rd Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 65th SpaceX mission of 2025, 499th overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 68th SpaceX launch this year, 517th overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

GPS III (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution of the third generation of GPS satellites. The U.S. Air Force announced in May 2008 that a team led by Lockheed Martin had won the competition to build the next-generation Global Positioning System (Navstar) Space System program, known as GPS III.

This program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding superior system security, accuracy, and reliability.

When fully deployed, the GPS III constellation will feature a cross-linked command and control architecture, allowing the entire GPS constellation to be updated simultaneously from a single ground station. Additionally, a new spot beam capability for enhanced military (M-Code) coverage and increased resistance to hostile jamming will be incorporated. These enhancements will improve accuracy and ensure availability for military and civilian users worldwide.

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SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround (spacenews.com)
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The launch of GPS III SV-08 — the eighth satellite in the GPS III constellation — was originally assigned to United Launch Alliance (ULA) but was switched to SpaceX as the military prioritizes getting advanced anti-jamming capabilities into orbit as quickly as possible. The move comes as GPS signals face increasing threats from both nation-state actors and inadvertent commercial interference.

This marks the second consecutive GPS III satellite to be switched from ULA to SpaceX, following December’s launch of GPS III SV-07. ULA’s Vulcan, which received certification to launch national security missions, continues to face delays and has accumulated a backlog of military launches.

In a press call May 28, Space Force officials said the mission was executed on an unusually accelerated timeline. Launch planning for GPS III SV-08 kicked off in February, with Lockheed Martin receiving a formal request on February 21 and SpaceX following on March 7 — just under three months ahead of liftoff. That’s an extraordinary pace for a national security launch, they said, which typically takes 18 to 24 months from contract award.

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SpaceX may have solved one problem only to find more on latest Starship flight (arstechnica.com)
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