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SpaceX Starlink 231 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 February 2025

Feb 11, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-231 / Starlink 11-10) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 11 February 2025, at 02:09 UTC (10 February, 18:09 PST). 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 (B1071) previously supported 22 missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, NROL-153 and 13 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 232 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 February 2025

Feb 11, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-232 / Starlink 12-18) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 11 February 2025, at 18:53 UTC (13:53 EST). 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 17 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7 (Optus-X) and 10 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 233 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 15 February 2025

Feb 15, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-233 / Starlink 12-8) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 15 February 2025, at 06:14 UTC (01:14 EST). 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 (B1067) previously supported 25 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 14 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 234 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 February 2025

Feb 19, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-234 / Starlink 10-12) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 18 February 2025, at 23:21 UTC (18:21 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, for the first time off the coast of The Bahamas. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) previously supported 15 missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, ASTRA 1P, NG-21 and 9 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 235 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 21 February 2025

Feb 21, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-235 / Starlink 12-14) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 21 February 2025, at 15:19 UTC (10:19 EST). 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 (B1076) previously supported 20 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat-6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9 and 11 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 236 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 23 February 2025

Feb 23, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-236 / Starlink 15-1) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 23 February 2025, at 01:38 UTC (22 February, at 17:38 PST). 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 (B1082) previously supported 10 missions: USSF-62, OneWeb 20 and 8 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 237 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 February 2025

Feb 27, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-237 / Starlink 12-13) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 27 February 2025, at 03:34 UTC (26 February, at 22:34 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the first mission for Falcon 9’s first stage (B1092).

 

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SpaceX Starlink 238 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 March 2025

Mar 3, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-238 / Starlink 12-20) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 3 March 2025, at 02:24 UTC (2 March, at 21:24 EST). 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 (B1086) previously supported GOES-U, Maxar 3 and two Starlink missions.Credit: SpaceX

 

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SpaceX Starlink 239 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 March 2025

Mar 13, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-239 / Starlink 12-21) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 13 March 2025, at 02:35 UTC (12 March, at 22:48 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 21 missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15, SES-18/SES-19 and 17 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 240 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 15 March 2025

Mar 15, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-240 / Starlink 12-16) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 15 March 2025, at 11:35 UTC (07:35 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 (B1078) previously supported 17 missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5 and 13 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 241 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 March 2025

Mar 18, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-241 / Starlink 12-25) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 18 March 2025, at 19:57 UTC (15:57 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 (B1077) previously supported 18 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7 (Optus-X) and 11 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 242 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 26 March 2025

Mar 27, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink-242 / Starlink 11-7) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 26 March 2025, at 22:11 UTC (15:11 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 23 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B), NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149 and 15 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 243 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 March 2025

Mar 31, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-243 / Starlink 6-80) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 31 March 2025, at 19:32 UTC (15:32 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 16 missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, ASTRA 1P, NG-21 and 10 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 244 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 April 2025

Apr 4, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink-244 / Starlink 11-13) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 4 April 2025, at 01:02 UTC (3 April, at 18:02 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 4 missions: NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx/PUNCH and NROL-57.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 245 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 6 April 2025

Apr 6, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 28 Starlink satellites (Starlink-245 / Starlink 6-72) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 6 April 2025, at 03:07 UTC (5 April, at 23:07 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 (B1078) previously supported 18 missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5 and 14 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 246 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 April 2025

Apr 8, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink-246 / Starlink 11-11) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 7 April 2025, at 23:06 UTC (16:06 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 247 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 April 2025

Apr 13, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-247 / Starlink 12-17) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 13 April 2025, at 00:53 UTC (12 April, at 20:53 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 9 missions: Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2 and 4 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 248 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 April 2025

Apr 14, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink-248 / Starlink 6-73) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 14 April 2025, at 04:00 UTC (00:00 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 26 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 15 Starlink missions.

 

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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.