🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink 12-23
Launch date: April 28, 2025 02:09 UTC
Payload: Starlink 12-23
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On April 27, 2025, SpaceX launched its 250th Starlink mission, sending 23 Starlink broadband satellites—including 13 with direct-to-cell capability—into low Earth orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The booster completed its 20th flight with a successful landing on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions.” This was SpaceX’s 48th Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 31st dedicated to the Starlink constellation, further expanding the Starlink v2-Mini broadband network.
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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.