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Starlink Group 13-1

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Tuesday January 21 2025, 05:24:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. 2 US military Starshield satellites are also on board.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1083

active8th flight

Flights16

Landings16/16100%

Fastest turn23d

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

23d since last flight

Booster first flown during the Crew-8 mission.

Previous flights · 15

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Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%LL2 Go85%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp25°C

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

100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated

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+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:03:05

Fairing Separation

T+00:05:59

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:27

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:48

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:10

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:54:06

SES-2

T+00:54:08

SECO-2

T+01:05:15

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowTuesday January 21 2025, 05:24:50 UTC→Tuesday January 21 2025, 09:11:49 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598