Starbase Pad Turnaround & Flight Cadence Planner

NSF Live Ground Truth
Grounded in @NASASpaceflight reporting: Flight 14 targeting early Sept | Ship 42 in Megabay 2 | Pad 1 Reno -> 2027
Flight 14 NET Window Sept 4 - Sept 10 Ship 42 + Booster 16 in Megabay 2
Pad 2 Turnaround Cycle 24 Days Rollout to Lift-off
2026 Single-Pad Cadence 13 Launches/yr Bounded by Pad 2 recycle & cryo
2027+ Dual-Pad Capacity 28-32 Launches/yr Pad 1 + Pad 2 synchronized ops
Starbase Pad Schedule & Flight 14 Milestones
Megabay 2 Prep Pad 2 Cryo & Static Fire Launch Window Pad 1 Renovation
Primary Operational Bottleneck
With Pad 1 offline for major rebuild until 2027, total Starbase flight rate is bound by Pad 2 cryogenic tank farm subcooling throughput and water deluge refurbishment cycle (5-7 days between static test and orbital flight).
Target Manifest Schedule
Flight Ship / Booster Pad NET Target Status
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