SpaceX is preparing to launch its latests batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. The Starlink 12-14 mission will be the 450th launch of a Falcon rocket, accounting for 439 Falcon 9 and 11 Falcon Heavy flights.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 UTC).
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage booster being used on this mission will target at landing on the SpaceX droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ If successful, it will be the 99th booster landing for ASOG and the 411th booster landing to date.
Among the 21 Starlink satellites on this mission, 13 feature Direct to Cell capabilities. This will be SpaceX’s 15th dedicated Starlink launch of 2025 and 16th that feature Starlink satellites.
