Starlink Group 12-6

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:39:10

Tuesday December 31, 2024

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Mission Details

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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.

Low Earth Orbit

21 Payloads

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Just Read the Instructions

B1078

Flight #16

34 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

407th recovery attempt

393rd successful recovery

49th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

418th

Mission

132nd

Mission of 2024

SpaceX

440th

Mission

138th

Mission of 2024

2024

259th

Orbital launch attempt