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Oct 7, 2025
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites
On October 7, 2025 from Cape Canaveral, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink v2 mini-optimized satellites. The mission featured a visually impressive liftoff and droneship landing, using booster B1090 on its eighth flight and landing.
Prediction for October 8, 2025: Earth passes through young dust trails from comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner that may cause an outburst of Draconid meteors. Expect mostly faint meteors requiring dark skies; many detectable via radar.
A rare alignment opportunity: Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) and Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) will both be visible while the Orionid meteor shower is active, offering potential for striking sky photography in mid to late October.
SpaceX is preparing the 11th Starship/Super Heavy test flight scheduled for October 13, 2025 from Starbase, Texas. Though just outside World Space Week, it is a timely milestone to watch.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Crewed Suborbital Flight (NS-36)
On October 8, 2025, Blue Origin’s New Shepard is set to fly a crewed suborbital mission (NS-36), highlighting the growing role of suborbital flights in space tourism and human access to space.
October 6, 2025 features a supermoon— a full moon at or near perigee— making the Moon appear larger and brighter than usual, offering excellent opportunities for night-sky observation and photography.
The Orionids are active from September 26 to November 7 in 2025. While their peak is later (Oct 20–21), observers can already catch Orionid meteors in early to mid-October under dark skies.