Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-8

  • Tim Dodd
    • Liftoff Time
    		 January 21, 2025 – 15:45 UTC
    January 21, 2025 – 07:45 PST
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink Group 11-8
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company is launching it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who’s paying for this?)
    		 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 are the satellites going?
    		 Low-Earth Orbit
    Where will the first stage land?
    		 B1082 will be recovered on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

    Tug: Debra C; Support: GO Beyond
    Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by GO Beyond
    This will be the
    		 – 10th Falcon 9 launch in 2025
    – 400th landing success of a Falcon booster
    – 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
    – 319th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
    – 412th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
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