Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-8

Status

Starlink Group 12-8

Launch Time
Fri Feb 14, 2025 17:26 UTC

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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

A Shortfall of Gravitas

Unknown Vehicle

Mission Details

Starlink Group 12-8

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

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

32nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

454th mission

20th mission of 2025

Falcon 9

438th mission

20th mission of 2025