Starlink Group 12-21

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:35:30

Thursday March 13, 2025

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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

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1069

Flight #22

37 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

434th recovery attempt

419th successful recovery

2nd consecutive successful recovery

76th 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

446th

Mission

28th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

470th

Mission

30th

Mission of 2025

2025

48th

Orbital launch attempt