🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink Group 6-93
Launch date: May 7, 2025 01:17 UTC
Payload: Starlink Group 6-93
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
SpaceX launched its 250th mission from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, with Falcon 9 boosting 28 Starlink v2 Mini satellites for Group 6-93 into orbit at 01:17 UTC on May 7, 2025. The launch was originally planned for May 3, but was rescheduled and marked the rocket’s 470th launch, SpaceX’s 53rd Falcon 9 mission and 36th Starlink launch of 2025. Booster B1085 completed its seventh flight, landing on the droneship ‘Just Read The Instructions.’ This was the 77th Starlink Group 6 mission and continued SpaceX’s trend of increasing payload mass with upgraded satellites, bringing the Starlink constellation to over 7,300 satellites and demonstrating ongoing deployment and Falcon 9 reuse milestones.
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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.