On Friday, January 10 at 2:11 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews.
This was the record breaking 25th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission that previously launched CRS-22, CRS-25, Crew-3, Crew-4, TelkomSat-113BT, Turksat-5B, Koreasat-6A, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F2, Galileo L13, mPOWER-A, PSN MFS, and now 14 Starlink missions.
SpaceX announced it would be providing a month of free Starlink service to those impacted by the fires. It also sent free kits to agencies, organizations and shelters helping to respond to the deadly and destructive fires.
SpaceX Starlink Group 12-12 smallsats to launch Friday
SpaceX will launch Starlink Group 12-12 on Friday at 8:51 – 11:38 am PST from Space Launch 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Falcon 9 will launch a batch of smallsats into low Earth orbit at a cost of $52 million.
This is Falcon 9’s flight #25 at a 37 day turnaround, and totals the 412th Falcon recovery attempt.
According to weather officials, there’s a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 63°F, few clouds, 12% cloud cover and a wind speed of 12mph.
