Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-9

  • Tim Dodd
    • Liftoff Time
    		 February 08, 2025 – 19:18 UTC
    February 08, 2025 – 14:18 EST
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink Group 12-9
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 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
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