Liftoff Time |
February 08, 2025 – 19:18 UTC February 08, 2025 – 14:18 EST |
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Mission Name |
Starlink Group 12-9 |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1078-17; 39.57-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
Payload mass |
16,500 kg (36,300 lb) |
Where did the satellites go? |
Low-Earth Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1078 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG) Tug: N/A; Support: N/A |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
There are no fairings on this flight |
This was the |
– 434th Falcon 9 launch – 17th Falcon 9 launch in 2025 – 431st Falcon 9 launch success – 361st Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage – 231st SpaceX launch from SLC-40 – 451st SpaceX mission – 444th SpaceX mission success – 457th SpaceX launch – 18th SpaceX launch of 2025 – 324th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship |
Says “no fairings on this flight” – which is wrong.