Starlink Group 13-1, USA 485 & USA 486

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:24:50

Tuesday January 21, 2025

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Fairing half SN185 became the first to support 24 launches with this mission.

Starlink Group 13-1

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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.

Low Earth Orbit

21 Payloads

USA 485 & USA 486

SpaceX launched two classified payloads on this mission identified as USA 485 and USA 486 by the US government. It is believed these two satellites are based off the company's Starshield satellite bus derived from the Starlink satellite bus.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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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

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


427th

Mission

9th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX


450th

Mission

10th

Mission of 2025

2025


14th

Orbital launch attempt