SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Starlink Group 12-17
Launched
April 13, 2025 · 00:53 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 12-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 13, 2025 at 00:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 04:42 UTC. It was SpaceX's 493rd launch, 44th this year and humanity's 6,926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 403rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 42nd this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 10th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11669, one of 21 catalogued objects, from April 18, 2025, was 304 × 306 km inclined 43.0°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1083 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 45 days after its previous flight, Nova-C IM-2 & Others · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 403rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 42nd this yearSpaceX's 493rd launch44th this yearhumanity's 6,926th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 11669 · NORAD 63548 · 2025-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-075A
- Epoch
- 2025-04-18 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91546166 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001854
- Inclination
- 43.0056°
- Ascending node
- 316.9933°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.111°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.3496°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 208
- B*
- -0.0028265
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−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M10SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M26SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M48SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+53M57SSES-2
- T+53M59SSECO-2
- T+1H5M6SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 20 still in orbit
- Starlink 11669 · NORAD 63548 · in orbit
- Starlink 11665 · NORAD 63549 · in orbit
- Starlink 11667 · NORAD 63550 · in orbit
- Starlink 11695 · NORAD 63551 · in orbit
- Starlink 11685 · NORAD 63552 · in orbit
- Starlink 11697 · NORAD 63553 · in orbit
- Starlink 11680 · NORAD 63554 · in orbit
- Starlink 11687 · NORAD 63555 · re-entered March 31, 2026
- Starlink 11626 · NORAD 63556 · in orbit
- Starlink 11668 · NORAD 63557 · in orbit
- Starlink 11657 · NORAD 63558 · in orbit
- Starlink 11606 · NORAD 63559 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 11592 · NORAD 63560 · in orbit
- Starlink 32953 · NORAD 63561 · in orbit
- Starlink 32951 · NORAD 63562 · in orbit
- Starlink 32958 · NORAD 63563 · in orbit
- Starlink 32928 · NORAD 63564 · in orbit
- Starlink 32687 · NORAD 63565 · in orbit
- Starlink 32950 · NORAD 63566 · in orbit
- Starlink 32954 · NORAD 63567 · in orbit
- Starlink 32940 · NORAD 63568 · 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
203rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 9th this year · 261st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 12, 8:53 PM EDT, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/13/2025 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/13/2025 · source
Weather >95% GO
hitura-nobad · 4/12/2025 · source
Adjusted T-0
hitura-nobad · 4/12/2025 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/12/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/12/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2025 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2025 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 12-17 launch?
Starlink Group 12-17 launched on April 13, 2025 at 00:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 04:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 12-17?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 12-17; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-17 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 12, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center with 21 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 12-17?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 12-17 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 12, 8:53 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1083 flew for the 10th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 12-17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 11669, one of 21 catalogued objects, from April 18, 2025, was 304 × 306 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 12-17 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 12-17 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink