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SpaceX Starlink 249 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 April 2025

Apr 25, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-249 / Starlink 6-74) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 25 April 2025, at 01:52 UTC (24 April, at 21:52 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) previously supported 22 missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15, SES-18/SES-19 and 18 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 250 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 April 2025

Apr 28, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-250 / Starlink 12-23) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 28 April 2025, at 02:09 UTC (27 April, at 22:09 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported 19 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7 (Optus-X) and 12 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 251 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 April 2025

Apr 28, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink-251 / Starlink 11-9) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 28 April 2025, at 20:42 UTC (13:42 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported 24 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B), NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149 and 16 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 252 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 April 2025

Apr 29, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-252 / Starlink 12-10) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 29 April 2025, at 02:34 UTC (28 April, at 22:34 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 253 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 May 2025

May 2, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-253 / Starlink 6-75) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 2 May 2025, at 01:51 UTC (1 May, at 21:51 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) previously supported 17 missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, ASTRA 1P, NG-21 and 11 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 254 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 May 2025

May 4, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 29 Starlink satellites (Starlink-254 / Starlink 6-84) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 4 May 2025, at 08:54 UTC (04:54 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported 19 missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5 and 15 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 255 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 May 2025

May 7, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-255 / Starlink 6-93) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Florida, on 7 May 2025, at 01:17 UTC (6 May, at 21:17 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1085) previously supported 6 missions: Crew-9, RRT-1, Blue Ghost M1, Fram2 and 2 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 256 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 May 2025

May 10, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 26 Starlink satellites (Starlink-256 / Starlink 6-93) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 10 May 2025, at 00:19 UTC (9 May, at 17:19 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) previously supported 13 missions: Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13 and 6 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 257 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 May 2025

May 10, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-257 / Starlink 6-91) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 10 May 2025, at 06:28 UTC (02:28 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) previously supported 10 missions: Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2 and 5 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 258 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2025

May 13, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 26 Starlink satellites (Starlink-258 / Starlink 15-4) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 13 May 2025, at 01:15 UTC (12 May, at 18:15 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1088) previously supported 5 missions: NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx/PUNCH, NROL-57 and one Starlink mission.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 259 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2025

May 13, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-259 / Starlink 6-83) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 13 May 2025, at 05:02 UTC (01:02 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported 27 missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA-1, Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A and 16 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 260 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 2025

May 14, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-260 / Starlink 6-67) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 14 May 2025, at 16:38 UTC (12:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1090) previously supported O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10 and Bandwagon-3.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 261 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 May 2025

May 16, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 26 Starlink satellites (Starlink-261 / Starlink 15-5) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 16 May 2025, at 13:43 UTC (06:43 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1093) previously supported one Starlink mission.