Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-4

Liftoff Time
January 13, 2025 – 16:47 UTC
January 13, 2025 – 11:47 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 12-4
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1080-15; 21.47-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1080 will be recovered on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

Tug: Signet Warhorse I; Support: Bob
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by Bob
This will be the
– 423rd Falcon 9 launch
– 6th Falcon 9 launch in 2025
– 350th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 228th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
– 440th SpaceX mission
– 445th SpaceX launch
– 6th SpaceX launch of 2025
– 316th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 408th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 396th landing success of a Falcon booster

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