Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-4

  • Tim Dodd
    • 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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