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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Tuesday May 13 2025, 05:02:20 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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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-provenB1067

active28th flight

Flights36

Landings36/36100%

Fastest turn22d 16h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

29d 1h since last flight

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

Previous flights · 35

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go90%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 5884 m above freezing 4981 m (92% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5884 m, mean 4337 m, 92% cover, freezing 4981 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 110755Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP190 T027102"

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+00:01:10

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:27

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:49

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:13

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:53:56

SES-2

T+00:53:57

SECO-2

T+01:05:04

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowTuesday May 13 2025, 03:36:30 UTC→Tuesday May 13 2025, 07:31:39 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598