SpaceX

Starlink Group 12-6

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Tuesday December 31 2024, 05:39:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

A batch of 21 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

WindowTuesday December 31 2024, 05:39:10 UTC→Tuesday December 31 2024, 06:28:10 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

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SpaceX

Starlink Group 12-6

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Tuesday December 31 2024, 05:39:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active16th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

34d since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind6 m/sGusts11 m/sCloud29%Temp22°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

13.6 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · 8 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 11.3 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowTuesday December 31 2024, 05:39:10 UTC→Tuesday December 31 2024, 06:28:10 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active16th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

34d since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind6 m/sGusts11 m/sCloud29%Temp22°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

13.6 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · 8 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 11.3 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil