Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-11

  • Tim Dodd
    • 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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