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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Friday April 25 2025, 01:52:40 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 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1069

expended23rd flight

Flights32

Landings31/31100%

Fastest turn25d 18h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

42d 23h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission. Expended during the launch of the MRV-MEP mission.

Previous flights · 31

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go99%Wind1 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud47%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 4793 m above freezing 4981 m (99% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:14

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:31

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:39

SES-1

T+00:02:53

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:20

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:44

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:03

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:27

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:42

SECO-1

T+00:53:56

SES-2

T+00:53:58

SECO-2

T+01:05:05

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday April 25 2025, 01:52:40 UTC→Friday April 25 2025, 05:28:59 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598