Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-2

Liftoff Time
December 23, 2024 – 05:35 UTC
December 23, 2024 – 00:35 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 12-2
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1080-14; 27.81-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?
B1080 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Doug
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Doug
This was the
– 414th Falcon 9 launch
– 129th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 411th Falcon 9 launch success
– 341st Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 97th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
– 431st SpaceX mission
– 424th SpaceX mission success
– 436th SpaceX launch
– 135th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 307th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship

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