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Starlink 25

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Starlink 25

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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May 4, 19:01:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowMay 4, 19:01:00 UTC→May 4, 19:01:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1049
expended9th flight
Flights11
Landings10/10100%
Fastest turn61d 10h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 613 km downrange
61d 10h since last flight

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 10
  1. #11Eutelsat 10B+434d 23hATLNov 23, 2022
  2. #10Starlink Group 2-1+132d 8hOCISLYSep 14, 2021
  3. #8Starlink 17+99d 6hOCISLYMar 4, 2021
  4. #7Starlink 15+98d 11hOCISLYNov 25, 2020
  5. #6Starlink 10+75d 13hOCISLYAug 18, 2020
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go80%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud5%Temp78°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

4400% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14146 ft) — approximated