Valdez has recently been moved away from Freeport 9 due to rise in congestion in the area and recent complaints from the Zoners. It's new location is now Omicron Theta Sector E5 Lower, on the outskirts of the Napo cloud.
Valdez has recently been dry docked at Atka for some time due to extensive upgrades in security systems. Courtesy of Sirius robotics the new X-1 has taken longer than expected to be installed into the stationary defence grid. The station is now situated in orbit of planet Kurile.