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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Tuesday February 18 2025, 23:21:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1080

active16th flight

Flights29

Landings29/29100%

Fastest turn13d 12h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 605 km downrange

36d 6h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.

Previous flights · 28

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go95%Wind5 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud44%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 7233 m above freezing 5046 m (55% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7233 m, mean 4699 m, 55% cover, freezing 5046 m

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:09

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:03:08

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:05

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:30

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:52

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:15

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:55:33

SES-2

T+00:55:35

SECO-2

T+01:04:27

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowTuesday February 18 2025, 23:15:10 UTC→Wednesday February 19 2025, 02:35:30 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598