🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink 6-74
Launch date: April 25, 2025 01:52 UTC
Payload: Starlink 6-74
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on the Starlink 6-74 mission using a Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 24, 2025 at 9:52 p.m. EDT (01:52 UTC on April 25). The Falcon 9 booster (B1069) completed its 23rd flight and landed on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ in the Atlantic. The satellites were deployed approximately one hour after liftoff into low Earth orbit, where they will maneuver to their operational positions. This was SpaceX’s 47th Falcon 9 flight and the 30th Starlink mission of 2025, supporting the continued global expansion of Starlink internet services.
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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.