Starlink Group 12-8

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

06:14:10

Saturday February 15, 2025

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

B1067 became the first booster to launch for the 26th time, and fairing half SN185 became the first fairing half to support 26 launches.

Wiki

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

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1067

Flight #26

35 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

426th recovery attempt

412th successful recovery

68th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

438th

Mission

20th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

461st

Mission

21st

Mission of 2025

2025

32nd

Orbital launch attempt