Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-18
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Launch Window
Feb. 11, 2025, 6:53 p.m. - Feb. 11, 2025, 8:44 p.m.
Feb. 11, 2025, 6:53 p.m. - Feb. 11, 2025, 8:44 p.m.
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Launch success.
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Liftoff!
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Tweaked T-0.
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 1st stage B1077 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 18th flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Just Read the Instructions.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
INFO WIKI
The Starlink 12-18 mission includes 13 satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 UTC).
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A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
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A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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