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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Saturday February 8 2025, 19:18:30 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

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 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active17th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

39d 13h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

Previous flights · 29

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go99%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud26%Temp24°C

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

max cloud-top 5810 m above freezing 4650 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5810 m, mean 5521 m, 100% cover, freezing 4650 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

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+00:01:10

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:27

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:03:03

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:00

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:29

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:48

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:13

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:53:58

SES-2

T+00:54:00

SECO-2

T+01:05:07

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSaturday February 8 2025, 18:23:00 UTC→Saturday February 8 2025, 22:08:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598