Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-6

Liftoff Time
December 31, 2024 – 05:39 UTC
December 31, 2024 – 00:39 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 12-6
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1078-16; 34.04-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?
B1078 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
– 417th Falcon 9 launch
– 132nd Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 414th Falcon 9 launch success
– 344th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 98th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
– 434th SpaceX mission
– 427th SpaceX mission success
– 439th SpaceX launch
– 138th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 310th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship

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