🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink 6-72
Launch date: April 6, 2025 03:07 UTC
Payload: Starlink 6-72
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On April 5, 2025 (April 6 UTC), SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch occurred at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 GMT on April 6). The rocket’s first stage successfully landed on the drone ship ‘Just Read the Instructions’ in the Atlantic Ocean, marking its 19th flight and landing. The upper stage deployed the satellites into low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff. This was SpaceX’s 39th Falcon 9 mission of 2025, with most launches building out the Starlink constellation.
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SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) is a historic launch site located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Built in the 1960s, it was originally used for Titan III and Titan IV launches, supporting a variety of military, intelligence, and interplanetary missions. After a period of inactivity, SpaceX leased and extensively modified SLC-40 in the 2000s to launch Falcon 9 rockets.
Since becoming operational for SpaceX in 2010, SLC-40 has become a principal hub for commercial, governmental, and crewed missions aboard Falcon 9. The pad has seen dozens of launches annually, significantly contributing to America’s presence in space exploration, satellite deployment, and servicing the International Space Station.