Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-20

Status

Success

Starlink Group 12-20

Launch Time
Mon Mar 03, 2025 02:24 UTC

The booster successfully landed on the droneship, but tipped over due to landing leg damage caused by an off-nominal fire in the aft end of the vehicle.

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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

B1086

Flight #5

26 day turnaround

432nd Falcon recovery attempt

15th failed Falcon recovery

74th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 12-20

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

43rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

460th mission

26th mission of 2025

453rd successful mission

90th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

444th mission

26th mission of 2025

440th successful mission

89th consecutive successful mission