Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3

Status

Success

Starlink Group 12-3

Launch Time
Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:15 UTC

Fairing half SN185 became the first to support 25 launches with this mission.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1069

Flight #21

75 day turnaround

421st Falcon recovery attempt

407th successful Falcon recovery

63rd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 12-3

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 8 normal v2-mini satellites.

Payloads: 21

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

24th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

456th mission

16th mission of 2025

446th successful mission

7th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

433rd mission

15th mission of 2025

429th successful mission

78th consecutive successful mission