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November 1, 2025

SpaceX Set For Overnight Launch Of Bandwagon 4

Booster Landing Planned for LZ-2, Expect a Sonic Boom Around 1:15 AM ET

SpaceX is set to launch Bandwagon 4 tonight from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral around 1:09 AM EDT. The window is short, only three minutes. B1091 will be returning to Cape Canaveral and Landing Zone 2 after the Main Engine Cutoff and booster separation. As such, anticipate a sonic boom to reverberate across the Space Coast shortly afterward.

At A Glance

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 4 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Organization	SpaceX
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Sunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:09 AM (05:09 / 06:09 UTC)*
Window Closes	Sunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:12 AM (05:12 / 06:12 UTC)*
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Watch Live	SpaceX Webcast (YouTube) (15 minutes before launch)
Watch Live	Spaceflight Now Coverage (YouTube) (30 minutes before launch)

*Times cross a U.S. daylight saving transition on Sunday, Nov 2, 2025; 1:00–1:03 AM local can map to either 05:00–05:03 UTC (EDT) or 06:00–06:03 UTC (EST).

As of Saturday November 1, 2025, 10:06 AM. Launch assignments and times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for updates.

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of the US Space Force’s Space Delta 45 has released their Launch Mission Execution Forecast for tonight’s launch attempt: 95% GO.

Trajectory

Southeastward, with Booster B1091 returning to Cape Canaveral. The planned orbit is ~510 x ~510 km (approx. 317 x 317 miles), ~45 degrees inclination.

Payload

There are 18 known payloads aboard tonight’s mission, with the keystone customer being the South Korean Defense “425 Project.”

Bandwagon-4 Payload Details
Payload Name	Operator/Customer	Description	Integrator
KOREA ADD (Satellite 1)	Agency for Defense Development (ADD), South Korea	Reconnaissance satellite	KOREA ADD
KOREA ADD (Satellite 2)	Agency for Defense Development (ADD), South Korea	Reconnaissance satellite	KOREA ADD
Starcloud-1	Starcloud (part of Vast)	AI satellite testing on-orbit AI capabilities with NVIDIA H100 GPU	Starcloud/Vast
Lumen-1	Vast	Technology demonstration satellite for in-orbit data center operations and edge computing capabilities	Vast
Tomorrow-R3	Tomorrow Companies Inc. (Tomorrow.io)	Weather radar satellite for Earth observation and weather forecasting	Tomorrow Companies Inc.
Tomorrow-R4	Tomorrow Companies Inc. (Tomorrow.io)	Weather radar satellite for Earth observation and weather forecasting	Tomorrow Companies Inc.
Orbit Guard #2	EPIC Aerospace	Technology demonstration satellite for in-orbit inspection/servicing (via CHIMERA OTV)	Exolaunch
Fergani-DEMO 1	Fergani	Technology demonstration satellite	Fergani
TAURUS 1	Türkiye	Picosatellite for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and technology validation	Exolaunch
TAURUS 2	Türkiye	Picosatellite for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and technology validation	Exolaunch
TAURUS 3	Türkiye	Picosatellite for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and technology validation	Exolaunch
TAURUS 4	Türkiye	Picosatellite for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and technology validation	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 1	Exolaunch Customer (Argentina)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 2	Exolaunch Customer (Czechia)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 3	Exolaunch Customer (Finland)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 4	Exolaunch Customer (Netherlands)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 5	Exolaunch Customer (United States)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 6	Exolaunch Customer (International)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch
Unnamed Payload 7	Exolaunch Customer (International)	Earth observation, IoT, or science/technology demonstration CubeSat	Exolaunch

Links are included only where publicly available official pages exist; unnamed Exolaunch customers currently have no public payload pages.

Launch Viewing: In Person

As always, if you plan to watch the launch in person, arrive early and settle in at your chosen location. It’s going to a late night by most standards, so be sure to bring a jacket and a flashlight.

Follow the latest launch information on Spaceflight Now’s coverage, as well as SpaceX’s X.com feed and website.

Launch times can and do change quickly, especially when weather is a concern.

Finally, keep in mind that streaming coverage on YouTube or the X platform runs slightly behind the actual countdown — usually about 5-10 seconds. That’s simple physics – it takes some time for the signal to go through the Internet and the servers hosting it. The Next Spaceflight app displays the real countdown, so it is a good choice in the last few minutes.

Best Public Viewing Spots for SpaceX Launches from SLC-40 (Cape Canaveral)

Area	Spot	Distance to SLC-40	Notes
Port Canaveral	SR-528 Bennett Causeway pull-offs	~11–12 mi	Free roadside shoulder; arrive early; bring chairs.
Port Canaveral	SR-401 / Port waterfront	~11–13 mi	Free public areas; sightlines toward pads; occasional security closures. Port launch viewing info.
Port Canaveral	Jetty Park (pier & beach)	~12–13 mi	Park fee; restrooms & concessions; popular & crowded. Jetty Park fees/passes.
Cape Canaveral (city)	Cherie Down Park	~13–14 mi	Free public beach access; small parking lot.
Cocoa Beach	Cocoa Beach Pier	~17–20 mi	Public beach; shops & restrooms; tourist crowds. Parking fees (city).
Cocoa Beach	Alan Shepard Park	~18–19 mi	Paid parking; restrooms; easy beach access. Parking fees (city).
Cocoa Beach	Lori Wilson Park	~19–20 mi	Free parking; restrooms & boardwalks; large lot.
Titusville / US-1	Max Brewer Bridge & Parrish Park	~12–14 mi	Free public area; elevated views; fills quickly.
Titusville / US-1	Space View Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; historical displays; occasional audio feeds.
Titusville / US-1	Rotary Riverfront Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; open river views; moderate parking.
Titusville / US-1	Kennedy Point Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; long riverfront; good tripod space.
Titusville / US-1	Space Bar (Rooftop)	~12–14 mi	Rooftop bar at Courtyard by Marriott with launch views; seating fills quickly. official hours.

Note: Distances are approximate straight-line measures. Access, hours, fees, security zones, and closures change by mission—verify on launch day.

Launch Viewing: Online

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: Bandwagon-4. This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about five minutes before liftoff.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Next Space Flight an app for iOS and Android phones, has a real-time countdown clock that is accurate to a second, give or take. The app is free. Search the App Store or Google Play. They are also on the web: nextspaceflight.com.

October 29, 2025

SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-37 From The Cape

SpaceX launched their 143rd mission of 2025 this afternoon from Cape Canaveral when the company sent the Starlink 10-37 mission to low Earth orbit aboard Falcon 9. Liftoff was at 12:35 PM EDT.

Booster B1083 was on duty today, completing its 15th mission when it touched down safely aboard ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’ downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. Booster and barge will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be refurbished and prepared for its next mission.

At 1:41 PM ET, SpaceX announced payload deployment, marking the end of yet another successful mission for the company. This was the 556th overall for SpaceX.

Payload

Today’s payload was 29 Starlink satellites that will now join the other Starlink satellites from Group 10 in the Starlink constellation.

That array of satellites provides Internet connectivity globally to over seven million customers in over 125 countries and territories, spanning all seven continents.

Launch Replay

Next Launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 4 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Organization	SpaceX
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	To Be Confirmed
Status Info	Awaiting official confirmation – current date is known with some certainty.
Window Opens	Sunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:00 AM
Window Closes	Sunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:03 AM
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Watch Live	SpaceX Webcast (YouTube)

As of 1:52 PM Wednesday October 29, 2025. Launch assignments and times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for updates.

October 28, 2025

SpaceX Set To Launch Starlink 10-37 From Cape Canaveral Tomorrow At Lunchtime

Call it a Tourist’s Special: SpaceX will be launching Falcon 9 on another Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tomorrow, weather and technicals permitting. UPDATE: Liftoff is now slated for 12:16 PM ET. That’s perfect for visitors as the launch is scheduled to be at a friendly hour for someone with young children in tow.

The payload will be 29 additional Starlink V2 Mini satellites, which will join the Starlink constellation and provide Internet connectivity for over seven million customers worldwide once they are operational.

Booster B1083 will be flying its fifteenth mission. Click here to see the full history of this booster to date.

At A Glance

	Details
Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 10-37 — Go for Launch!
Organization	SpaceX
Customer / Payload Provider	SpaceX — Starlink Division
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Wednesday, 10/29/2025 12:16 PM
Window Closes	Wednesday, 10/29/2025 12:52 PM
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation — SpaceX’s project for a space-based Internet communication system.
Broadcast Start Time	Coverage typically begins ~15 minutes before liftoff.
SpaceX Streaming Coverage	Watch Live on SpaceX.com
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage	Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 3:11 PM Tuesday October 28, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Weather

Weather looks good, albeit with the potential of winds at ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’ being an area of concern:

Trajectory

Northeast, on the same path that other Starlink Group 10 launches have flown.

Launch Viewing: In Person

As always, if you plan to watch the launch in person, arrive early and settle in at your chosen location.

Follow the latest launch information on Spaceflight Now’s coverage, as well as SpaceX’s X.com feed and website.

Launch times can and do change quickly, especially when weather is a concern.

Finally, keep in mind that streaming coverage on YouTube or the X platform runs slightly behind the actual countdown — usually about 5-10 seconds. That’s simple physics – it takes some time for the signal to go through the Internet and the servers hosting it. The Next Spaceflight app displays the real countdown, so it is a good choice in the last few minutes.

It does not appear that the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center has any tickets on offer for this launch. Consult their website to be sure.

Playalinda and the rest of Cape Canaveral National Seashore is still closed because of the federal shutdown.

Best Public Viewing Spots for SpaceX Launches from SLC-40 (Cape Canaveral)

Area	Spot	Distance to SLC-40	Notes
KSC (Ticketed)	LC-39 Observation Gantry	~3.4 mi	Ticketed (KSCVC bus). Closest public option when offered; limited inventory. KSCVC viewing options.
KSC (Ticketed)	Banana Creek / Apollo–Saturn V Center	~6.3 mi	Ticketed (KSCVC bus). Seating, restrooms, big screens. KSCVC viewing options.
Canaveral Nat’l Seashore	Playalinda Beach (Lots 1–2)	~6–7 mi	Entrance fee (NPS). See fees & passes. Hours/road access vary; limited amenities.
Port Canaveral	SR-528 Bennett Causeway pull-offs	~11–12 mi	Free roadside shoulder; arrive early; bring chairs.
Port Canaveral	SR-401 / Port waterfront	~11–13 mi	Free public areas; sightlines toward pads; occasional security closures. Port launch viewing info.
Port Canaveral	Jetty Park (pier & beach)	~12–13 mi	Park fee; restrooms & concessions; popular & crowded. Jetty Park fees/passes.
Cape Canaveral (city)	Cherie Down Park	~13–14 mi	Free public beach access; small parking lot.
Cocoa Beach	Cocoa Beach Pier	~17–20 mi	Public beach; shops & restrooms; tourist crowds. Parking fees (city).
Cocoa Beach	Alan Shepard Park	~18–19 mi	Paid parking; restrooms; easy beach access. Parking fees (city).
Cocoa Beach	Lori Wilson Park	~19–20 mi	Free parking; restrooms & boardwalks; large lot.
Titusville / US-1	Max Brewer Bridge & Parrish Park	~12–14 mi	Free public area; elevated views; fills quickly.
Titusville / US-1	Space View Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; historical displays; occasional audio feeds.
Titusville / US-1	Rotary Riverfront Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; open river views; moderate parking.
Titusville / US-1	Kennedy Point Park	~13–15 mi	Free public park; long riverfront; good tripod space.
Titusville / US-1	Space Bar (Rooftop)	~12–14 mi	Rooftop bar at Courtyard by Marriott with launch views; seating fills quickly. Hours vary—see official hours.

Note: Distances are approximate straight-line measures. Access, hours, fees, security zones, and closures change by mission—verify on launch day.

Launch Viewing: Online

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: Starlink 10-37. This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about five minutes before liftoff.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Next Space Flight an app for iOS and Android phones, has a real-time countdown clock that is accurate to a second, give or take. The app is free. Search the App Store or Google Play. They are also on the web: nextspaceflight.com.

October 22, 2025

ULA Sets Launch Date For ViaSat 3 Aboard Atlas V

The ever-dwindling supply of Atlas V rockets will shrink by one more in a couple of weeks if all goes to plan for United Launch Alliance. The company announced today that they plan to launch the ViaSat 3 mission in early November aboard the venerable rocket.

(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 28, 2025) – Due to the continuation of severe weather impacting launch processing, the launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat is now planned for no earlier than Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, pending range approval.

The launch is scheduled for 10:24 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Viasat-3 is a three-satellite, geostationary Ka-band constellation planned to deliver global coverage. Operated by Viasat, Inc., the first satellite was launched in 2023. The system is designed to provide 100+ Mbps broadband service to homes, businesses and enterprises, as well as connectivity for commercial aircraft and government users.

This will be a replacement satellite for ViaSat-3 F1, which launched on 1 May 1st 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. While the payload was delivered successfully by SpaceX, the deployment of the satellite’s antennae was subnominal, and its performance was so poor that it triggered a $420+ insurance claim for payload loss.

Launch schedules being what they are, the potential for this new launch date to move is ever-present, so it will be worth keeping an eye on.

At A Glance

	Details
Mission	Atlas V 551 \| ViaSat-3 — Go for Launch!
Organization	United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Atlas V 551
Pad	Space Launch Complex 41
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Wednesday, 11/05/2025 10:24 PM
Window Closes	Wednesday, 11/05/2025 11:08 PM
Destination	Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Description	The ViaSat-3 series of Ka-band satellites is designed to deliver more than 1 terabit per second of network capacity per satellite, with flexible, dynamically steerable bandwidth to serve customers where demand is highest.
Broadcast Start Time	Coverage typically begins ~15 minutes before liftoff.
ULA Streaming Coverage	Watch Live on ULA’s Mission Page \| ULA YouTube Channel
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage	Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 3:57 PM Tuesday October 28, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult ULA’s mission page for the most current information.

October 22, 2025

SpaceX Set For Rare Expendable Falcon 9 Launch This Evening

File photo of Booster B1076 in flight. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX is set to launch Falcon 9 and the SpainSat NH II satellite for Spanish operator hisdeSat this evening. Liftoff is currently slated for 9:30 PM ET (0130Z) with a four hour window. Weather is not expected to pose a problem.

Stripped of legs and hypersonic fins, expect the rocket to look slightly different from normal. That’s because the mission tonight is somewhat unusual, as Booster B1076 will make its 22nd and final flight due to operational requirements — the mission demands are such that it will take every bit of push from the booster to set up Falcon Stage 2 to achieve its desired orbital placement. The last time SpaceX deliberately sent a Falcon 9 booster to a watery grave was in January of this year, when they lofted the SpainSat NG I payload.

At A Glance

	Details
Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| SpainSat NG II — Go for Launch!
Organization	SpaceX
Customer / Payload Provider	Hisdesat / Airbus Defence & Space
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Thursday, 10/23/2025 9:30 PM
Window Closes	Friday, 10/24/2025 1:30 AM
Destination	Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Description	Second of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.
Broadcast Start Time	Coverage begins ~15 minutes before liftoff.
SpaceX Streaming Coverage	Watch Live on SpaceX.com
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage	Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 7:14 AM Thursday October 23, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Trajectory

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of the Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45 has released their Launch Mission Execution Forecast and weather is expected to be just about as good as it gets for a rocket launch: 95% GO.

Payload

SpainSat NG II is the second spacecraft in Spain’s next-generation secure communications system for government and defense, operated by Hisdesat. Built on Airbus’s Eurostar Neo geostationary platform, it carries a tri-band payload—military X-, Ka-, and UHF—that enables resilient, encrypted links for Spain and partner nations. Airbus (Spain/France) leads the platform and X-band payload, while Thales Alenia Space (Spain/France) provides the military Ka- and UHF-band payloads and integrates the communications module.

The satellite’s payload is designed for flexibility: active X-band antennas with in-orbit reconfiguration, an onboard digital processor that can cross-connect X and Ka services, and a high-speed service link to retask beams rapidly. It’s engineered with advanced anti-jamming features and capabilities to geolocate interference sources—key for contested environments—while providing coverage spanning roughly two-thirds of the Earth from geostationary orbit.

Program-wise, NG II follows SpainSat NG I (launched Jan. 30, 2025) to complete the two-satellite constellation that replaces the legacy SpainSat and XTAR-EUR systems. The pair are stationed at 30° W (NG II) and 29° E (NG I) with a design life on the order of 15 years, and both rideshare Falcon 9 launches to geostationary transfer orbit. Together, they multiply Spain’s protected X/Ka capacity versus earlier satellites while adding a new UHF payload for broader mission flexibility.

Launch Viewing: In Person

Since the launch is after hours at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center, Banana Creek, or the LC-39A Gantry won’t be available. Playalinda would be closed anyway were it not for the government shutdown, so that will not be an option either.

The best free options are available for spectators: Jetty Park, the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W or the southern Titusville parks on Washington Avenue / US-1 are your best bets.

The Space Bar will be open at least in the first part of the launch window. Restaurants in Port Canaveral should be open for the initial hour or two of the launch window as well, specifically Gators Dockside, Fishlips and Grills Seafood. All have good views after the rocket clears obstructions.

The best free options are available for spectators: Jetty Park, the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W or the southern Titusville parks on Washington Avenue / US-1 are your best bets.

A deeper dive into spectator locations, with maps and distance to the pad can be found here: Best Viewing Spots for Launches from SpaceX Launches From SLC-40 At Cape Canaveral

Launch Viewing: Online

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: SpainSat NG II. This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about fifteen minutes before liftoff.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

October 9, 2025

SpaceX Set To Launch Kuiper Project’s KF-03 Monday Aboard Falcon 9 [UPDATED]

Starlink launching in 2023 from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX is planning to launch another tranche of Kuiper satellites for Amazon from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening after weather delays stopped previous attempts last week. The current launch window opens at 08:08 PM ET (0008 Z), and closes at 10:22:00 PM the same day. Weather here at the launch site is all but perfect, but out at sea, conditions in the expected booster landing area will remain a concern for at least another couple of days.

After launching and powering the initial ascent phase for the mission, Booster 1091-2 will complete its second mission by landing on ASDS ‘Just Read the Instructions’, which is stationed downrange in the Atlantic Ocean.

Should it be required, a backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, October 14 starting at 7:46:00 PM ET.

At A Glance

	Details
Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Project Kuiper (KF-03) — Go for Launch!
Organization	SpaceX
Customer / Payload Provider	Amazon Kuiper Systems
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Monday, 10/13/2025 8:08 PM
Window Closes	Monday, 10/13/2025 10:22 PM
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	Third of a three-launch contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board.
Broadcast Start Time	Coverage typically begins ~15 minutes before launch.
SpaceX Streaming Coverage	Watch Live on SpaceX.com
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage	Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 11:48 AM Friday October 10, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of the US Space Force’s Launch Delta 45 has forecast a 95% chance of acceptable conditions at The Cape, and they have also outlined concerns in the booster recovery area.

Trajectory

The vehicle is expected to insert its payloads into a roughly 630 km altitude, 52° inclination orbit — the same operational orbit used for prior Kuiper launches.

Payload

Tonight’s launch carries 24 Kuiper satellites, built for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. These spacecraft are designed for broadband internet delivery, each outfitted with advanced phased-array antennas and inter-satellite laser links to route data across the network.

Together, they will bolster a growing low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband mesh that Amazon aims will eventually consist of over 3,200 satellites to provide global high-speed internet access.

Once in service, these 24 new Kuiper satellites will add capacity and redundancy to the live network. They’re expected to support continuous global coverage in coordination with previously launched Kuiper craft, making the network more robust against outages or orbital anomalies.

Launch Viewing: In Person

The best options are available for spectators: Jetty Park, the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W or the southern Titusville parks on Washington Avenue / US-1.

The Space Bar will be open through the launch window. Restaurants in Port Canaveral, specifically Gators Dockside, Fishlips and Grills Seafood should have good views after the rocket clears obstructions.

Remember that there is a delay between a launch stream and the actual countdown clock. That is simply because of physics: it takes time for the signal to travel from the launch site, through the Internet, and back down to your phone, resulting in a five to fifteen-second delay.

Launch Viewing: Online

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: Kuiper KF-03 . This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about fifteen minutes before liftoff.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Next Space Flight an app for iOS and Android phones, has a real-time countdown clock that is accurate to a second, give or take. The app is free. Search the App Store or Google Play. They are also on the web: nextspaceflight.com.

September 24, 2025

SpaceX Launches IMAP Rideshare Mission For NASA and NOAA

Falcon 9 and the IMAP Rideshare mission lifting off at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center just after dawn on September 24, 2025
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX and NASA launched the IMAP Rideshare mission early Wednesday morning from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. After an apparently event-free countdown, liftoff was at 07:30 AM ET.

The flight appeared to be nominal, and Falcon 9 entered into a parking orbit around eight minutes after liftoff. The rocket and payload are now in a coast phase prior to to payload deployment, after which the three scientific satellites carried to orbit this morning will make their own way to the Lagrange 1 point, about one million miles from the Earth in the direction of the Sun.

About 7.5 minutes after liftoff, Booster B1096 touched down safely downrange aboard ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions.’ Both barge and booster will now return to Port Canaveral, after which the booster will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be inspected, refurbished as necessary and prepared for its next mission.

Payload

Three space weather satellites were launched this morning: the NASA IMAP, Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the NOAA) Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) instruments.

IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) is designed to study the boundary of the heliosphere, a bubble-like region of space dominated by the solar wind. Positioned about one million miles from Earth at the L1 Lagrange point, IMAP will capture and analyze particles that stream into the solar system from interstellar space. Its goal is to map how the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium, shedding light on how cosmic rays are filtered and how the heliosphere protects our solar system from galactic radiation.

SWFO (Space Weather Follow-On) is a NOAA satellite mission focused on monitoring solar activity that could impact Earth’s space environment. Scheduled to launch alongside IMAP, SWFO will also be stationed at L1, where it will provide continuous data on solar wind, magnetic fields, and solar energetic particles. Its primary purpose is to support real-time space weather forecasting, helping to protect satellites, power grids, GPS, and other technologies from solar storms and other space weather events.

Carruthers Geocorona Observatory is a NASA mission named after astrophysicist George Carruthers, aimed at studying the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere—the geocorona. This layer of hydrogen extends thousands of miles into space, and Carruthers will observe it in ultraviolet light to understand how Earth’s atmosphere escapes into space and interacts with solar radiation. By providing detailed imaging of the geocorona, the probe will help scientists refine models of atmospheric loss, which has implications for both Earth and exoplanet habitability studies.

Next Launch

	Details
Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 10-15 — Go for Launch!
Organization	SpaceX
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Thursday, 09/25/2025 4:36 AM
Window Closes	Thursday, 09/25/2025 8:36 AM
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation — SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

As of 9:01 AM Wednesday September 24, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

September 10, 2025

SpaceX Hopes Third Time Is The Charm For Nusantara Lima Mission

This week, weather has definitely not been SpaceX’s friend. Due to a stalled frontal boundary to the north of the Space Coast, thunderstorms have been nearly continuous for several days, keeping Falcon 9 and the Nusantara Lima mission on the pad waiting for its launch. Tonight, the company plans its third attempt.

At A Glance

	Details
Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Nusantara Lima — Go for Launch!
Organization	SpaceX
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Wednesday, 09/10/2025 8:00 PM
Window Closes	Wednesday, 09/10/2025 9:55 PM
Destination	Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Satellite Operator	PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), Indonesia
Mission Description	Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.

As of 12:18 PM Wednesday September 10, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Weather

Not great, but improving: the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron of Launch Delta 45 is calling for a 40->60% probability of acceptable weather. Essentially, they are saying that weather will improve through the launch window — it will be 40% at 8:00pm and by the end of the window that will increase to 60%.

Of course, that’s just a forecast, and the launch probabilities will be calculated continuously through the launch window until Falcon 9 lifts off or SpaceX calls off the launch.

Trajectory

Launch Viewing: In Person

The best free options are available for spectators: Jetty Park, the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W or the southern Titusville parks on Washington Avenue / US-1 are your best bets.

The Space Bar will be open through the launch window.

Launch Viewing: Online

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

August 9, 2025

Shower Scrubs SpaceX Kuiper KF-02 Launch From The Cape

The small shower that soaked SpaceX’s Falcon 9 during the last two minutes of the terminal count today at the Cape. They will try again tomorrow.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

A popup shower over the launch pad soaked another SpaceX launch at the last minute today, forcing a scrub of their launch of Falcon 9 carrying the Kuiper KF-02 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 with about 29 seconds remaining before liftoff. The company online announced that it will try again tomorrow. Lather, rinse, repeat.

This scrub was a near repeat of the Jul 31st attempt to launch Crew 11 from LC-39A up at Kennedy: everything was great until it wasn’t. Both launch attempts ended abruptly, as the scrubs came with only seconds remaining on the countdown clock.

Because SpaceX uses densified propellants, once the rocket is fueled, it must launch — or not — on time. If it doesn’t, the launch is scrubbed, and the rocket is defueled for the day.

Summers are like that on the Space Coast. A single cloud can pop up at any time and stop a countdown. Locals shrug and go about their day, but tourists cross their fingers and hope that their luck holds out. Today it didn’t.

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Launch Information

The next planned attempt for Kuiper KF-02 is

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-02) Mission Details

Mission	Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Project Kuiper (KF-02)
Organization	SpaceX
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Pad	Space Launch Complex 40
Status	Confirmed
Status Info	Confirmed by multiple sources
Window Opens	Sunday, 08/10/2025 8:57 AM EDT
Window Closes	Sunday, 08/10/2025 9:24 AM EDT
Destination	Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description	Second of a three-launch contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, carrying 24 satellites onboard.

Weather

Weather will remain a concern tomorrow, according to the 45th Weather Squadron: 50% GO.

Trajectory

The planned trajectory is Northeast.

July 8, 2025

KSCVC’s ‘The Gantry At LC-39A’ Attraction Reopens To Kennedy Bus Tours

KSCVC rendering of the newly updated Gantry at LC-39A

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has expanded its popular bus tour to include The Gantry at Launch Complex 39—a multi-level attraction nestled inside KSC that was updated and upgraded over the past several months.

Perched just 1.5 miles from LC-39A and 2.25 miles from LC-39B—the primary pads for NASA’s Artemis lunar missions—The Gantry offers a front-row seat to the agency’s current and future launch operations. Guests will find four stories of interactive exhibits, an Earth Information Center that explores how space science benefits life on our planet, and carefully preserved artifacts from NASA’s storied past.

No word has been given about launch viewing at the site. LC-39A and LC-39B are too close, of course, as there is at least a 3.5 mile exclusion area surrounding each pad and The Gantry will be too close for viewers. In the past, The Gantry has hosted spectators for launches from ULA’s pad at LC-41 and SpaceX’s pad at SLC-40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and given them a point blank (relatively speaking) view of the launch equal to what the working press sees.

An Atlas V launch as seen from The Gantry
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Static Fire Simulator

For years, The Gantry had a real flight-worthy Aerojet-Rocketdyne RS-25 engine on display — one where users could get a close view of the engines that powered the launches of space shuttle orbiters and SLS rockets. When the Artemis program got started in earnest, that display was removed, leaving a huge hole in each level of The Gantry. That has been replaced by a new Static Fire simulator.

The new simulator, unique to The Gantry, recreates the moment a rocket engine fires for a ground test. Under the guidance of a NASA engineer and an on-site AI assistant named Sōl, visitors will witness an amplified demonstration: a 30-minute countdown culminates in a dramatic eruption of noise, light and cooling fog.

Education Is A Prominent Display At The Gantry

The Gantry’s designers also emphasize education. From its vantage point, guests can gaze across the wildlife refuge’s swamps and scrublands to active launch pads at both Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Interactive displays illustrate how each mission contributes to our understanding of Earth’s climate, ecosystems and natural resources.

For more information, contact the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center.