Starlink Group 12-13

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:34:20

Thursday February 27, 2025

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Fairing half SN185 became the first to support 27 launches with this mission.

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

Just Read the Instructions

B1092

Flight #1

Falcon recoveries

431st recovery attempt

417th successful recovery

73rd 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

443rd

Mission

25th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

466th

Mission

26th

Mission of 2025

2025

39th

Orbital launch attempt