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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Friday April 4 2025, 01:02:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1088

active5th flight

Flights18

Landings18/18100%

Fastest turn9d 3h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

13d 18h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 18

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%Wind3 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud79%Temp17°C

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

99% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15215 ft) — approximated · 7.9 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

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

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:54

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:07

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:31

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+00:52:57

SES-2

T+00:52:59

SECO-2

T+00:59:51

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowThursday April 3 2025, 22:54:00 UTC→Friday April 4 2025, 02:54:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598