Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-11

Liftoff Time
January 08, 2025 – 15:27 UTC
January 08, 2025 – 10:27 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 12-11
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1086-3; 31.43-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Payload mass
16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1086 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Doug
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Doug
This was the
– 420th Falcon 9 launch
– 3rd Falcon 9 launch in 2025
– 416th Falcon 9 launch success
– 347th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 99th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
– 437th SpaceX mission
– 429th SpaceX mission success
– 442nd SpaceX launch
– 3rd SpaceX launch of 2025
– 313th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship

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