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Transporter 12 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Tuesday January 14 2025, 19:09:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 Propellant 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

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+00:01:04

Max-Q

T+00:02:13

MECO

T+00:02:17

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:21

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:25

SES-1

T+00:02:30

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:03

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:25

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:12

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:41

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:15

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:32

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:15

SECO-1

T+00:50:52

SES-2

T+00:50:56

SECO-2

T+00:54:12

Payload Deployment Sequence Start

T+02:22:02

Payload Deployment Sequence End

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowTuesday January 14 2025, 18:49:00 UTC→Tuesday January 14 2025, 19:16:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1088
active2nd flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn9d 3h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange
45d 10h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #17Starlink Group 17-40+25dOCISLYJun 28, 2026
  2. #16Starlink Group 17-47+38d 1hOCISLYJun 3, 2026
  3. #15Starlink Group 17-16+40d 9hOCISLYApr 26, 2026
  4. #14Starlink Group 17-24+37d 8hOCISLYMar 17, 2026
  5. #13Starlink Group 17-33+62d 2hOCISLYFeb 7, 2026
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632, -120.611
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud3%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

6.2 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height