Liftoff Time |
January 21, 2025 – 15:45 UTC January 21, 2025 – 07:45 PST |
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Mission Name |
Starlink Group 11-8 |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1082-10; 38.74-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Payload mass |
Unknown |
Where did the satellites go? |
Low-Earth Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1082 failed to complete a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Debra C; Support: GO Beyond |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond |
This was the |
– 10th Falcon 9 launch in 2025 – 10th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2025 – 427th Falcon 9 launch – 354th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage – 109th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E – 444th SpaceX mission – 450th SpaceX launch – 11th SpaceX launch of 2025 – 412th landing attempt of a Falcon booster – 370th reflight of a Falcon booster |
SpaceX’s stats get more interesting every year. At this point SpaceX has landed and recovered more Falcon booster’s than all launches from China combined. It’s likely by the end of March 2025, SpaceX will have reflown more Falcon boosters than all launches from China combined. It’s likely by the end of 2025 SpaceX will have launched more rockets than China and every other US launch provider combined.
The SpaceX team inspired by Musk’s leadership have for sure, made space more accessible, than every other team on earth. I look forward to what this team makes real in the next couple years, as they head to the moon and Mars.
Maybe I’ll even make it to Mar’s in a few years. Anybody else wanting to, or planning on going too?