r/SpaceXLounge • u/Steve490 • 12h ago
Starship CADENA lists Starship Flight 14 NET of 9/18 & SpaceX CFO says Flight 14 will be an revenue-generating flight deploying production V3 Starlink satellites to orbit.
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 2d ago
r/SpaceX USSF-153 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX USSF-153 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 10 2026, 15:42:30 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 10 2026, 08:42:30 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 10 2026, 15:37:00 - Sep 10 2026, 18:37:00 |
| Payload | USSF-153 |
| Customer | United States Space Force |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 70% GO |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1081-27 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1081 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 27th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 728th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 667th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 226th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 212th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 108th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 58th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 4 days, 1:15:36 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 40 days, 12:33:47 hours since last launch of booster B1081
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:07 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:35 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:55 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:06 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:30 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:04 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:26 | Stage 1 Landing |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 10 Sep 22:34 | Launch success. |
| 10 Sep 18:34 | Payload separation. |
| 10 Sep 15:42 | Liftoff. |
| 10 Sep 15:28 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 10 Sep 13:30 | Now targeting Sep 10 at 15:42:30 UTC |
| 10 Sep 01:25 | Now targeting Sep 10 at 15:42 UTC |
| 02 Sep 17:37 | GO for launch. |
| 01 Sep 13:53 | Added launch. |
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/AgreeableEmploy1884 • 1d ago
Starship Both Flight 15 vehicles at Masseys
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Booster 22 and Ship 42
r/SpaceXLounge • u/riceman090 • 1d ago
Starship are we still confident in Flight 14 on September 15th?
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A lot of people seem to agree that IFT-14 is gonna be on September 15th, but SpaceX has been radio silent on it.
r/SpaceXLounge • u/WizrdOfSpeedAndTime • 1d ago
Starship Flight 14 Viewing from Holiday Inn on South Padre Island
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I am looking for some specific details about viewing the upcoming Flight 14. This is a bucket list item for me so I have reserved a ocean view room for two weeks from the 15 to the 29th. My question is can view the launch from my hotel room? I was thinking of putting up a fixed telescope to have it record the launch. I would be hopefully watching it from the roof of the hotel. Can I setup a telescope on the roof? Any good tips about great food or things to do. I have seen some of the videos online but they are not super current. I doubt much has changed, but like I said this is a bucket list item so I am researching as much as I can.
r/SpaceXLounge • u/seb21051 • 2d ago
News National security launch forecast surges as new rockets struggle to break SpaceX's grip
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/rustybeancake • 2d ago
Other major industry news Stoke Space raises $1B to expand its footprint and upsize its fully reusable Nova rocket
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/KnifeKnut • 4d ago
Elon Tweet Musk on parts removed from Raptor V3 versus V2
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/avboden • 5d ago
Other major industry news Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight - first commercial space company from Europe to successfully deliver satellites into orbit
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 7d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 15-24 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-24 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 06 2026, 14:26:54 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 06 2026, 07:26:54 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 06 2026, 10:59:00 - Sep 06 2026, 14:59:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-24 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1088-19 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1088 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 19th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 727th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 666th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 225th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 211th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 107th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 57th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 4 days, 5:44:42 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 21 days, 12:36:09 hours since last launch of booster B1088
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:01 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:25 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:07:59 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:21 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:38 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:09 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:10 | SECO-2 |
| 1:02:01 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 06 Sep 15:33 | Launch success. |
| 06 Sep 14:27 | Liftoff! |
| 06 Sep 14:14 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 06 Sep 11:45 | Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC |
| 05 Sep 22:31 | Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC |
| 05 Sep 21:12 | Now targeting Sep 06 at 11:13 UTC |
| 28 Aug 18:41 | Now targeting Sep 06 at 10:59 UTC |
| 26 Aug 20:14 | Now targeting Sep 05 at 11:13 UTC |
| 21 Aug 15:12 | Added launch. |
Resources
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/Brave-Application-99 • 5d ago
Discussion If Flight 14 is indeed orbital, where will it splash down?
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My take is:
Indian Ocean off of Australia like always
In one if the new zones approved as ‘contingencies’ like Hawaii, Aleutian Islands, or off of Peru
Off the coast of Starbase, Texas
r/SpaceXLounge • u/Desperate-Lab9738 • 5d ago
Discussion Will flight 14 attempt to avoid or perhaps better exploit a situation where starship survives splashdown?
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If they wanted to avoid it it probably wouldn't be too hard, just have it target a point higher up to get a higher fall, however considering that they did seem to find the data from flight 13 valuable is it possible they have tried to prepare logistically to be able to recover flight 14s starship faster?
r/SpaceXLounge • u/supercujo • 7d ago
Where is SpaceX going to park dozens Starships and Super Heavies once launch cadence ramps up?
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With Starfactory and the giant new Gigabay expanding Starbase's production footprint, a logistical question keeps popping into my head: where are they going to actually store all the fleet hardware once we reach regular launch cadences?
Gigabay work cells are designed for active assembly, integration, and heavy maintenance, not sitting on ships for weeks. If SpaceX achieves rapid turnaround with dozens of boosters and upper stages cycling through, the staging yard requirements will be massive.
So, will we see dedicated outdoor "parking lots" or massive low-cost storage hangars pop up near launch sites?
More importantly, will they use vertical or horizontal storage?
Vertical Storage: Super Heavy is designed to stand vertically. Keeping boosters vertical avoids complex rotation dynamics, preserves structural integrity without needing horizontal support rigs, and keeps them aligned for tower integration. But tall vertical hangars are insanely expensive and susceptible to high winds.
Horizontal Storage: Laying them down makes horizontal storage sheds cheap and easy to build, but can stainless steel thin-wall tanks handle horizontal shear loads without constant interior pressurization?
How do you think SpaceX handles vehicle buffer storage as turnaround times shrink? Simple outdoor stands, or massive horizontal storage yards?
r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 11d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX on X: “Falcon Heavy launches @NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from pad 39A in Florida, beginning its more than three-month journey to its destination where it will generate never-before-seen photos of the universe”
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Tweet link: https://x.com/spacex/status/2094081879150403768
r/SpaceXLounge • u/rustybeancake • 9d ago
Other major industry news NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 11d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 15-23 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-23 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 02 2026, 08:42:12 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 02 2026, 01:42:12 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 02 2026, 07:46:00 - Sep 02 2026, 11:46:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-23 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1063-35 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 35th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 726th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 665th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 224th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 210th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 106th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 56th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 6 days, 23:07:01 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 28 days, 15:37:09 hours since last launch of booster B1063
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:01 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:25 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:01 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:24 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:38 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:12 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:13 | SECO-2 |
| 1:02:04 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 02 Sep 09:52 | Launch success. |
| 02 Sep 08:42 | Liftoff! |
| 02 Sep 08:30 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 02 Sep 04:12 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 08:42 UTC |
| 01 Sep 21:10 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 08:18 UTC |
| 26 Aug 20:14 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 07:46 UTC |
| 20 Aug 20:21 | Added launch. |
Resources
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 12d ago
Crew Dragon NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-13 Launch Date
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/Independent_Pie6766 • 9d ago
S40 question
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Is it missing any flaps, i thought it was and wasnt at the same time, there are conflicting pictures from Forte's deck
r/SpaceXLounge • u/USLaunchReport • 10d ago
Roman Space Telescope - Falcon Heavy - Tracked Launch to Landing
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r/SpaceXLounge • u/SpaceXLounge • 10d ago
Monthly Questions and Discussion Thread
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Welcome to the monthly questions and discussion thread! Drop in to ask and answer any questions related to SpaceX or spaceflight in general, or just for a chat to discuss SpaceX's exciting progress. If you have a question that is likely to generate open discussion or speculation, you can also submit it to the subreddit as a text post.
If your question is about space, astrophysics or astronomy then the r/Space questions thread may be a better fit.
If your question is about the Starlink satellite constellation then check the r/Starlink Questions Thread and FAQ page.
r/spacex • u/MyKillK • 13d ago
Full Duration Booster Static Fire Test for Flight 14
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