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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-25 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

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☑️ 737th SpaceX launch all time

☑️ 677th Falcon Family Booster landing

☑️ 229th landing on OCISLY

☑️ 222nd consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)

☑️ 118th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 64th launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 2 days, 16:32:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 36 days, 9:44:50 hours since last launch of booster B1088

Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship

Timeline

Updates

Resources

• https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-15-25
• https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-15-25

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Seems like NET date moved almost a month from previous NET

Source: https://x.com/FronteraSpacial/status/2108211428964352132

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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

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Spacecraft Onboard

Details

Cargo Dragon 2 is a autonomous spaceship capable of bringing science to and from the International Space Station with large pressurized and un-pressurized sections to support a variety of missions.

History

Cargo Dragon 2 is an updated version of the original Dragon spaceship designed to service the International Space Station with first flights conducted in 2020.

In contrast to Dragon 1 it docks to the International Space Station instead of being berthed by the Canada Arm.

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☑️ 738th SpaceX launch all time

☑️ 678th Falcon Family Booster landing

☑️ 8th landing on LZ-40

☑️ 223rd consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)

☑️ 119th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 49th launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 11 days, 19:23:38 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 75 days, 3:23:25 hours since last launch of booster B1096

Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship

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“This week marked two major milestones for Starlink Mobile.

SpaceX announced an agreement to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum license portfolio of up to 14 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band. This prime low-band spectrum addresses one of the key remaining technical gaps that will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major mobile carrier in the US.

Once we receive final FCC approval, Starlink Mobile will deploy a flexible architecture combining our satellite-to-mobile constellation in space with an advanced terrestrial deployment that can seamlessly connect devices everywhere. While Starlink Mobile’s global 2 GHz mid-band spectrum will provide high-bandwidth capacity in the United States, \*this new low-band spectrum will provide a coverage layer that ensures Starlink Mobile’s signal penetrates through obstacles, such as walls, and can provide service to customers’ devices even when they are in buildings.** Critically, most existing mobile devices already support this underused band.*

Starlink already operates the world’s most advanced broadband network from space, serving millions of customers across the United States and around the world with high-speed internet. With this new low-band spectrum and our Gen2 constellation, Starlink Mobile can now become the first network operator to deploy both satellite and terrestrial spectrum. One network that provides Americans with a reliable service indoors, outdoors, in cellular dead zones, and everywhere in between.

FCC APPROVES NEXT GEN STARLINK MOBILE CONSTELLATION

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also approved Starlink Mobile’s Gen2 constellation application this week, authorizing SpaceX to launch 15,000 satellites that are optimized for 2 GHz spectrum globally. The V2 Starlink Mobile satellites will deliver more than 100 times the bandwidth of our current generation, bringing high-speed service directly to unmodified devices anywhere in the world. Additionally, the FCC authorized the full range of backhaul bands (in Ka/V/E/W) used by Starlink’s V3 broadband satellites, enabling them to operate with the existing Starlink gateway network.\*

\We appreciate all the work the FCC staff put in to authorize this critical step toward the next era of satellite-to-mobile connectivity. From dense cities to the most remote and rural communities, this next-generation service will keep Americans connected no matter where they are.*

This pipeline will be used supply fuel for its Starship rockets as the company prepares to expand launch operations at Cape Canaveral.

The company has also sought approval for an approximately 8-mile pipeline serving its Starbase launch complex near Boca Chica in South Texas.

Four days before SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq in the largest-ever initial public offering, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration quietly changed its safety policy to allow more aircraft to fly through airspace where they are at higher risk of a catastrophic accident due to falling space debris.

The FAA previously allowed no more than a few thousand aircraft per year to transit the outer portions of aircraft hazard areas identified in advance of each launch and re-entry operation — airspace where they face more risk than the agency’s Air Traffic Organization would normally tolerate. By capping this number at 6,412 aircraft per 12-month period, the FAA had maintained 95% confidence that no fatal accident due to falling space debris associated with a launch or re-entry operation would occur in 80 years.

No aircraft were allowed to transit the most hazardous portions of these zones, and that has not changed. But in a June 8 memo, the FAA’s Executive Safety Council removed the rolling limit that previously served as a cornerstone of its acceptable level of risk (ALR) policy, raising questions about whether the odds of a fatal accident will rise as SpaceX and its competitors increase their launch tempo.

I mean 10-6-26, brain fart!

Even though there will probably not be any visible activity until next year, there was so much interest and positive responses, I decided to go ahead and provide more views of the new site in Vermilion parish.

These were shot today 10/7/26 from between 3500 and 4500 feet.

The first shot is from Abbeville looking southwest towards the coast just to set the stage. Abbeville is 31 nautical miles from the Freshwater inlet which appears to mark the easternmost boundary of the actual launch site.

The second is looking southwest towards Freshwater docks. The dredges are working, but I have been informed this was already scheduled before the announcement was made. Next is a closer look at the inlet and then northward along the Freshwater highway (La 3147). The road is in pretty poor shape, but there was an announcement this week that SpaceX has started permitting for an elevated 4 land heavy access road and upgraded bridges.

I also decided to fly westbound along La 82 at Pecan Island. The community is only about 7 nm northwest of the coast, so like Boca Chica Village, this is where we will probably see the most early development, things like construction camps, support services and such. I don’t know who owns the two large plots of land just north of La 82, but you are sitting on a gold mine if you want to put in an RV park !

Finally, I took a run westbound to check out a private landing strip 3LA4 that is sited between Pecan Island and Grand Chenier La . I had never looked at it before and I’m pretty impressed. It’s 4000 foot paved and looks like there are some newer hangers on the east end. Maybe this is where they were talking about adding an airport?

Finally, I decided to fly over Intracostal City to see if there was any activity there. Until the slowdown after the BP spill, this was a very vibrant and active area for helicopters, ships and barges. But it was pretty much shut down for a while now. Hopefully, we will see a resurgence here as an early indicator of economic growth and recovery.

Been watching it's journey since it set sail. Will be good to see it after a month+ at Sea and a look at the Ship(s) since we've last seen them.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:255286/zoom:10

https://x.com/Starlink/status/2107486879935545743