Mission description
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-6
December 31, 2024 at 5:39 AM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch details
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December 31, 2024 at 5:39 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- 90%
- Window opens
- December 31, 2024 at 5:39 AM UTC
- Window closes
- December 31, 2024 at 6:28 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- December 31, 2024 at 11:22 AM UTC
Mission media
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SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-6 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - December 31, 2024
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
622
Launch complex
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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Official links
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