SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Starlink Group 12-11
Launched
January 8, 2025 · 15:27 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 12-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 8, 2025 at 15:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:27 to 19:17 UTC. It was SpaceX's 452nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,853rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 364th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1086 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 11452, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 307 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1086 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 31 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 12-5 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 364th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 452nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,853rd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 11452 · NORAD 62511 · 2025-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-11452
- Object ID
- 2025-004A
- Epoch
- 2025-01-09 03:44:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91768723 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003141
- Inclination
- 43.0076°
- Ascending node
- 114.0416°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.6965°
- Mean anomaly
- 45.7686°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.00051631
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+3M6SFairing Separation
- T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M43SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M57SSES-2
- T+53M59SSECO-2
- T+1H5M6SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 21 still in orbit
- Starlink 11452 · NORAD 62511 · in orbit
- Starlink 11443 · NORAD 62512 · in orbit
- Starlink 11440 · NORAD 62513 · in orbit
- Starlink 11514 · NORAD 62514 · in orbit
- Starlink 11508 · NORAD 62515 · in orbit
- Starlink 11510 · NORAD 62516 · in orbit
- Starlink 11512 · NORAD 62517 · in orbit
- Starlink 11450 · NORAD 62518 · in orbit
- Starlink 11507 · NORAD 62519 · in orbit
- Starlink 11482 · NORAD 62520 · in orbit
- Starlink 11528 · NORAD 62521 · in orbit
- Starlink 11516 · NORAD 62522 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 11527 · NORAD 62523 · in orbit
- Starlink 32748 · NORAD 62524 · in orbit
- Starlink 32777 · NORAD 62525 · in orbit
- Starlink 32741 · NORAD 62526 · in orbit
- Starlink 32754 · NORAD 62527 · in orbit
- Starlink 32786 · NORAD 62528 · in orbit
- Starlink 32789 · NORAD 62529 · in orbit
- Starlink 32791 · NORAD 62530 · in orbit
- Starlink 32785 · NORAD 62531 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
195th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 253rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 8, 10:27 AM EST, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
8 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/8/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2025 · source
Updating window to match launch opportunities
Nosu · 1/7/2025 · source
Delayed to NET January 8.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/6/2025 · source
Delayed to NET January 7.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/31/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 12-11 launch?
Starlink Group 12-11 launched on January 8, 2025 at 15:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:27 to 19:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 12-11?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 12-11; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-11 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - January 8, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center with 21 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 12-11?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 12-11 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 8, 10:27 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1086 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 12-11 reach?
Starlink 11452, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 307 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 12-11 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 12-11 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink