🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 Starlink 12-24
Launch date: June 10, 2025 13:05 UTC
Payload: Starlink 12-24
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
On June 10, 2025, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites—including 13 equipped with Direct to Cell capability—at 9:05 a.m. EDT from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Booster B1083, on its 12th flight (previously flying missions such as Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, and Starlink), successfully landed on the droneship ‘Just Read the Instructions’ in the Atlantic. The launch marked the 500th Falcon rocket flight and SpaceX’s 71st mission of 2025, further expanding the Starlink constellation, which aims to provide global internet service. Weather conditions were highly favorable, and SpaceX confirmed successful satellite deployment as part of ongoing partnerships, such as with T-Mobile, to extend mobile connectivity worldwide.
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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.