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Starlink Group 12-8

Launched

February 15, 2025 · 06:14 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 12-8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 15, 2025 at 06:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:14 to 07:15 UTC. It was SpaceX's 470th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 6,881st orbital launch attempt. It was the 381st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 20th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 26th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11448, one of 21 catalogued objects, from February 20, 2025, was 306 × 308 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
  • B1067 · flight 26 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 35 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 12-12 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
381st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 20th this yearSpaceX's 470th launch21st this yearhumanity's 6,881st orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
306 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
342.7°Ascending node
602 d agoElement epoch2025-02-20 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 11448 · NORAD 63005 · 2025-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-032A
Epoch
2025-02-20 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.9093271 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001195
Inclination
43.0081°
Ascending node
342.6933°
Arg. of perigee
243.3709°
Mean anomaly
338.7888°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
207
B*
-0.0027972

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 5 min
  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. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M11SMax-Q
  12. T+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+3M5SFairing Separation
  16. T+6MEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M46SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M10SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+54M8SSES-2
  22. T+54M10SSECO-2
  23. T+1H5M17SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11448 · NORAD 63005 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11553 · NORAD 63006 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11526 · NORAD 63007 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11405 · NORAD 63008 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11586 · NORAD 63009 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11574 · NORAD 63010 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11580 · NORAD 63011 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11449 · NORAD 63012 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11577 · NORAD 63013 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11578 · NORAD 63014 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11541 · NORAD 63015 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11545 · NORAD 63016 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
  • Starlink 11400 · NORAD 63017 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32870 · NORAD 63018 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32872 · NORAD 63019 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32677 · NORAD 63020 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32929 · NORAD 63021 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32944 · NORAD 63022 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32943 · NORAD 63023 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32803 · NORAD 63024 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32926 · NORAD 63025 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

289th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 9th this year · 1,004th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 15, 1:14 AM EST, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

3 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful.

hitura-nobad · Feb 15, 2025 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 2/15/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2025 · source

  • Delayed to February 15.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 12-8 launch?

Starlink Group 12-8 launched on February 15, 2025 at 06:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:14 to 07:15 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 12-8?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 12-8; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-8 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - February 15, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 21 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 12-8?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 12-8 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 15, 1:14 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 26th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 12-8 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 11448, one of 21 catalogued objects, from February 20, 2025, was 306 × 308 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 12-8 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 12-8 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink