🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink Group 6-67
Launch date: May 14, 2025 16:38 UTC
Payload: Starlink Group 6-67
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On May 14, 2025, at 16:38 UTC (12:38 p.m. ET), SpaceX’s Falcon 9 (B1090-4) launched the Starlink Group 6-67 mission from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, deploying 28 Starlink v2 Mini Optimized satellites into a 43-degree-inclined orbit. Booster B1090, previously used for Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, and SES O3b mPOWER 7/8, completed its fourth flight and landed on ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ in the Atlantic about 8.5 minutes after liftoff—marking its 109th landing on this drone ship. This was the 58th Falcon 9 launch of 2025, the 450th successful SpaceX booster landing, and the 475th Falcon 9 flight overall, raising the active Starlink satellite count to over 7,400. Favorable weather supported a smooth afternoon liftoff, with backup windows available if needed. SpaceX continued its rapid launch cadence with this mission, adding more v2 Mini satellites to its growing broadband constellation.
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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.