🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink 6-73
Launch date: April 14, 2025 04:00 UTC
Payload: Starlink 6-73
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On April 14, 2025, at 12 a.m. EDT (0400 UTC), SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink internet satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This flight used booster B1067 for its 27th flight, setting a new record for orbital-class rocket reuse. The booster landed successfully on the droneship ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ which marked its 115th recovery and contributed to SpaceX’s total of 431 booster landings. The upper stage deployed the satellites about 65 minutes post-launch. The mission highlights SpaceX’s rapid 2025 launch cadence and continued expansion of the Starlink network, with favorable weather helping enable the successful 460th Falcon 9 mission.
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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.