Starlink Group 12-20

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:24:00

Monday March 3, 2025

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

The booster successfully landed on the droneship, but tipped over due to landing leg damage caused by an off-nominal fire in the aft end of the vehicle.

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 InstructionsSuccessful Landing, Failed Recovery

B1086

Flight #5

26 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

432nd recovery attempt

15th failed recovery

74th consecutive successful landing

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

444th

Mission

26th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

467th

Mission

27th

Mission of 2025

2025

43rd

Orbital launch attempt