Starlink Group 12-23

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:09:40

Monday April 28, 2025

Watch Replay

NASASpaceflight.com

Mission Details

Launch Notes

250th dedicated launch of Starlink satellites. B1077 became the 10th booster to reach 20 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 10 normal v2-mini satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

23 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

B1077

Flight #20

40 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

454th recovery attempt

439th successful recovery

22nd consecutive successful recovery

96th 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

466th

Mission

48th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

490th

Mission

50th

Mission of 2025

2025

86th

Orbital launch attempt