NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink Group 12-16

Launch Time
Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:35 UTC

SpaceX's fastest pad turnaround as of liftoff at 2 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, beating the previous record by around 7 hours.

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

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1078

Flight #18
35 day turnaround
437th Falcon recovery attempt
422nd successful Falcon recovery
5th consecutive successful Falcon recovery
79th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Mission Details

Starlink Group 12-16

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 10 normal v2-mini satellites.

Payloads: 23
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2025

53rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

465th mission
31st mission of 2025
458th successful mission
95th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

449th mission
31st mission of 2025
445th successful mission
94th consecutive successful mission