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Falcon 9 Block 5 T-minus to liftoffFriday September 5 2025, 12:32:30 UTC StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission
A batch of 28 satellites for the 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
WindowFriday September 5 2025, 10:56:00 UTC→Friday September 5 2025, 14:56:00 UTC
Vehicle
FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598

First Stage · Flight-provenB1069 expended27th flight
Flights32
Landings31/31100%
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange 37d 8h since last flightFalcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission. Expended during the launch of the MRV-MEP mission.
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Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
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Weather Go40%LL2 Go70%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp25°C
Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.
100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270355Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM FEW150 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SE SLP1"