SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 12-7
Launched
January 27, 2025 · 22:05 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 12-7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 27, 2025 at 22:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:22 to 23:21 UTC. It was SpaceX's 462nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 6,868th orbital launch attempt. It was the 373rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 12th this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 20th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11548, one of 21 catalogued objects, from February 4, 2025, was 324 × 326 km 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
- B1076 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 53 days after its previous flight, Sirius SXM-9 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 373rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 12th this yearSpaceX's 462nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 6,868th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 11548 · NORAD 62829 · 2025-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-019A
- Epoch
- 2025-02-04 20:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84386283 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001927
- Inclination
- 43.0037°
- Ascending node
- 186.8834°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.1527°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.2614°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 222
- B*
- 0.00023868
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+1M11SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M25SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M46SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M9SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M59SSES-2
- T+54M1SSECO-2
- T+1H5M8SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 21 still in orbit
- Starlink 11548 · NORAD 62829 · in orbit
- Starlink 11480 · NORAD 62830 · in orbit
- Starlink 11559 · NORAD 62831 · in orbit
- Starlink 11549 · NORAD 62832 · in orbit
- Starlink 11554 · NORAD 62833 · in orbit
- Starlink 11520 · NORAD 62834 · in orbit
- Starlink 11546 · NORAD 62835 · in orbit
- Starlink 11533 · NORAD 62836 · in orbit
- Starlink 11557 · NORAD 62837 · in orbit
- Starlink 11556 · NORAD 62838 · in orbit
- Starlink 11524 · NORAD 62839 · in orbit
- Starlink 11551 · NORAD 62840 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 11531 · NORAD 62841 · in orbit
- Starlink 32755 · NORAD 62842 · in orbit
- Starlink 32797 · NORAD 62843 · in orbit
- Starlink 32794 · NORAD 62844 · in orbit
- Starlink 32807 · NORAD 62845 · in orbit
- Starlink 32804 · NORAD 62846 · in orbit
- Starlink 32799 · NORAD 62847 · in orbit
- Starlink 32781 · NORAD 62848 · in orbit
- Starlink 32809 · NORAD 62849 · 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
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
285th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 5th this year · 1,000th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 27, 5:05 PM EST, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/27/2025 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/27/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/27/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/27/2025 · source
Weather is 95% favorable for launch.
Nosu · 1/26/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/25/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2025 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 12-7 launch?
Starlink Group 12-7 launched on January 27, 2025 at 22:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:22 to 23:21 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 12-7?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 12-7; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-7 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 12-7?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 12-7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 27, 5:05 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 20th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 12-7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 11548, one of 21 catalogued objects, from February 4, 2025, was 324 × 326 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 12-7 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 12-7 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink