SpaceX launched another flock of Starlink satellites aboard Falcon 9 this afternoon aboard Starlink 12-25. Liftoff was at 3:57 PM ET from Space Launch Complex 40 on a cloudless, relatively cool day on the Space Coast.
The southeasterly path taken by all Starlink Group 12 launches thus far was the trajectory today. At about 8.25 minutes after liftoff, Falcon 9 booster B1077 successfully completed its 19th flight by touching down offshore on ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, which had been pre-positioned in the Sargasso Sea (Atlantic Ocean) east of the Bahamas.
Photo: Richard Gallagher / Florida Media Now
The southeasterly path taken by all Starlink Group 12 launches thus far was the trajectory today. At about 8.25 minutes after liftoff, Falcon 9 booster B1077 successfully completed its 19th flight by touching down offshore on ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, which had been pre-positioned in the Sargasso Sea (Atlantic Ocean) east of the Bahamas.
Both booster and drone ship will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be transported to Hangar X at Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment prior to its next flight.
Launch Replay
Next Launch
SpaceX will take a brief break from building out its Starlink network to launch a classified payload for the US Space Force on March 24th. The payload has not been disclosed and the general public does not meet the criteria for “need to know”.
- Organization: SpaceX / US Space Force
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
- Status: Unconfirmed
- Status Info: The current date is a rough estimation based on interpreted sources.
- Window Opens: Monday, 03/24/2025
- Window Closes: Monday, 03/24/2025
- Destination: Classified
- Mission Description: Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN
