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21 flights! Onward to 40 flights, I suppose. Long live B1062!

Starlink Group 6-59 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-18 00:32 UTC, or 2024-05-17 20:32 local time (EDT). Booster 1062-21 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

B1062 will be the first booster to fly for the 21st time.

NextSpaceflight page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbAwHi67ZyM
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigxImsLGVk
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGhp7jjfdc
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn95LmUNah8
• SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1791626565861900547
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_d3ZOsZZTo

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 NET late July, per Elon.
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

RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE

IFT-4 launch thread | Starship Dev 55 | IFT-3 launch thread | Starship Dev 54 | Starship Dev 53 | Starship Dev 52 | Starship Dev 51

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

Status

Road Closures - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

Up to date as of 2024-07-11

Vehicle Status

As of 2024-06-29

Follow Ring Watchers on Twitter and Discord for more.

Resources

• LabPadre Channel | NASASpaceFlight.com Channel
• NSF: Booster 7 + Ship X (likely 24) Updates Thread | Most Recent
• NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent
• NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation | Most Recent
• SpaceX: Website Starship page | Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)
• FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
• FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
• FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
• NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
• Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
• Production Progress Infographics by @RingWatchers
• Raptor 2 Tracker by @SpaceRhin0
• Acronym definitions by Decronym
• Everyday Astronaut: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Everyday Astronaut: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates | Launch Tower | Merlin Engine | Raptor Engine

• Old orbital tank farm map | Source.

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1790817098328924339

B1061 has joined B1062 in the "20 flights" club. B1063 and B1067 catching up at 18 and 19 flights respectively.

B1062 slated to be the first booster to launch for the 21st time.

Source: Starship Gazer: https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1790832190898753769

#Musk's @spacex is quick to build in #Texas, slow to pay its bills

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-is-quick-build-texas-slow-pay-its-bills-2024-05-13/?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io

Starlink Group 8-7 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-05-14 18:39 UTC, or 2024-04-14 11:39 local time (PDT). Booster 1063-18 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

NextSpaceflight page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxIvZI0z_kA
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw5SYFZVxmY
• NASASpaceflight:
• The Launch Pad:
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1790450577501233539
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU_ZllW71Bc

SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday.

Starlink Group 6-58 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-13 00:53 UTC, or 2024-05-12 20:53 local time (EDT). Booster 1073-15 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

NextSpaceflight page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dytbHKQlUI
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77lYUQpcsNM
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6KeBEuVU8
• The Launch Pad:
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789819605944574006
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tBnJAIDN8

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1789061498288889861

Bob departed Port Canaveral on Thursday evening towing Just Read the Instructions droneship. Bob is reporting its destination as Freeport, The Bahamas.

Curious to see what this trip is for - JRTI just had a major month-long overhaul back in January.

https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1789098132950692158

Nothing major, but JRTI needs a quick dry dock stop for some additional preventative maintenance. It’s important the vessels are ready to sustain a fast recovery cadence as launch rate increases.

TurkeyBeaver is VP of launch at SpaceX.

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1789363807879323907

JRTI droneship has arrived at Freeport in The Bahamas and looks to be heading straight into a floating drydock if the satellite imagery matches up 😅

Source: https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1789353664663994756

Jared Isaacman hints at which booster will be used for Polaris Dawn:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1788265574872543337

SpaceX Falcon 9 B1083 is set to launch the Starlink 6-56 mission from 39A

https://twitter.com/rookisaacman/status/1788274038608994711

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1788280580175712460

https://twitter.com/rookisaacman/status/1788280887429247092

Welcome back 1083

Isaacman seems interested in this booster.

Polaris Dawn mission unlikely to require expendable booster, despite high orbit:

https://twitter.com/airlinesRadrian/status/1788283278526480590

@rookisaacman with the orbit that is planned for Polaris will the booster have to be expended?

https://twitter.com/rookisaacman/status/1788348034960503160

Commercial space really only exists because of reusability.

And a humorous quip from everyone's favourite war criminal:

https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1788283266165858555

I'd be a bit concerned. This booster only has three flights of experience. Might want something more seasoned ...

Starlink Group 8-2 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-05-10 04:30 UTC, or 2024-04-09 21:30 local time (PDT). Booster 1082-4 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

NextSpaceflight page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOR7QFns_n0
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_wWuuXffKw
• NASASpaceflight:
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9OARqVhoMc
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1788787012889362689
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r-bXhKQh_M

SpaceX will hit 83 orbital launches from its KSC pad. That’s one more than the 82 shuttle launches that took place over the 30-year history of that program.

How cool!!

Starlink Group 6-56 launch out of LC-39A in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2024-05-08 15:00 UTC, or 2024-05-08 11:00 local time (EDT)~~. Booster 1083-3 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Launch pushed to 2024-05-08 18:42 UTC, or 2024-05-08 14:42 local time (EDT)

NextSpaceflight page

Webcasts:

• Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQjV_KSAVfs
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI_rSuoJlQk
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y05_dzjFHyU
• The Launch Pad:
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1788276893785211171
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqIzeCKpqJY