Launch Date: January 8, 2025
Launch Time: 10:27 a.m. ET, 1527 UTC, 16:27 CET
Launch Window: up til 2:17 p.m. ET
Launch Site: LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Inclination: Southeast
Launch Status: Nominal Orbital Insertion
Mission: Starlink Group 12-11
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9
Flight for the Booster: 3
Previous Flights: 2 - GOES-U and a Starlink mission
Droneship: A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)
Price: $69,75 million (without payload)
Diameter: 3,7 meters
Height: 70 meters
Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO
Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 Kilonnewtons
Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meter / Height 13 meter
Stages: 2
Countdown
Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins
00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff
Launch, Landing, and Deployment
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:37 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:06 Fairing deployment
00:06:04 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:29 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:43 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:14 1st stage landing
00:08:40 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:57 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:59 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:06 Starlink satellites deploy
SpaceX targets January 8, 2025, for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from LC-39 A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 10:27 a.m. ET, 1527 UTC, 16:27 CET, with backup opportunities available until 2:17 p.m. ET.
This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GOES-U and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: [ Ссылка ]
