Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-23

Status

Success

Starlink Group 12-23

Launch Time
Mon Apr 28, 2025 02:09 UTC

250th dedicated launch of Starlink satellites.

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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

B1077

Flight #20

40 day turnaround

454th Falcon recovery attempt

439th successful Falcon recovery

22nd consecutive successful Falcon recovery

96th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 12-23

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

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

86th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

482nd mission

48th mission of 2025

475th successful mission

112th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

466th mission

48th mission of 2025

462nd successful mission

111th consecutive successful mission