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Starlink Group 12-8

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Saturday February 15 2025, 06:14:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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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-provenB1067

active26th flight

Flights36

Landings36/36100%

Fastest turn22d 16h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

35d 11h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-22 mission.

Previous flights · 35

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go80%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud33%Temp29°C

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:11

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:05

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:00

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:28

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:46

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:10

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:54:08

SES-2

T+00:54:10

SECO-2

T+01:05:17

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSaturday February 15 2025, 06:14:10 UTC→Saturday February 15 2025, 07:15:59 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598