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SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 12-17 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 12, 2025

Launch Date: April 12, 2025 Launch Time: 8:53 p.m. EDT, 0053 UTC, 02:53 CEST Launch Window: Open until 12:42 a.m. EDT Launch Site: LC-39 - Kennedy Space Center, Florida Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: Southeast Launch Status: Nominal Orbit Insertion. Mission: Starlink 12-17 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster B1083 - Turnaround 43 days) Flight for the Booster: 10 Previous Flights of the Booster: 9 - Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and four Starlink missions Droneship: A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:53 p.m. EDT, 0053 UTC, 02:53 CEST, with backup opportunities available 12:42 a.m. EDT, April 12. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Sunday, April 13 starting at 8:20 p.m. ET This is the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff