Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-16

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1078 · flight 18 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-9 · zone record 156/157

• SpaceX Starlink Group 12-16 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-16 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - March 15, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Falcon 9 rocket — Spaceflight Now
• Starlink Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
3. T−35MProp Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M11SMax-Q
12. T+2M26SMECO
13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M36SSES-1
15. T+3M5SFairing Separation
16. T+6M2SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M46SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M10SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M39SSECO-1
21. T+54M1SSES-2
22. T+54M3SSECO-2
23. T+1H5M10SStarlink Deployment

• Launch successful

  Nosu · 3/15/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 3/15/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

• New T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2025 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2025 · source

• NET March 15.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2025 · source

• NET March 14.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2025 · source

• Rescheduled for NET March 13.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2025 · source