🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink Group 6-91
Launch date: May 10, 2025 06:28 UTC
Payload: Starlink Group 6-91
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On May 10, 2025 at 2:28 a.m. ET (06:28 UTC), SpaceX completed its 250th Falcon 9 launch from SLC-40, delivering 28 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit as part of the Group 6-91 mission. Booster B1083 made its 11th flight, landing on ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ and the fairing achieved its 30th flight milestone. This was the 78th Starlink launch to the Group 6 shell, increasing the constellation to over 7,300 satellites. Despite 55% launch weather odds, satellites were deployed about 65 minutes after launch, demonstrating ongoing Falcon 9 reusability and further expanding the Starlink internet 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.