Starlink Group 12-16
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
11:35:10
Saturday March 15, 2025
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Mission Details
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Launch Notes
SpaceX's fastest pad turnaround as of liftoff at 2 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, beating the previous record by around 7 hours.
Starlink Group 12-16
SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 10 normal v2-mini satellites.
Low Earth Orbit
23 Payloads
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$74.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,000 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Launch Site
E
S
Launching
Southeast
Stats
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