r/SpaceX Starlink 12-4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 12-4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jan 13 2025, 16:47:09 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Jan 13 2025, 11:47:09 AM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Jan 13 2025, 14:59:00 - Jan 13 2025, 18:45:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 12-4 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1080-15 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1080 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 15th launch. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 10m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2025-01-13T17:55:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2025-01-13T16:47:00Z | Liftoff! |
| 2025-01-13T16:38:00Z | Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2025-01-13T15:22:00Z | Now targeting Jan 13 at 16:47 UTC |
| 2025-01-13T13:09:00Z | Now targeting Jan 13 at 16:43 UTC |
| 2025-01-12T18:37:00Z | Setting GO |
| 2025-01-12T05:57:00Z | Tweaked T-0. |
| 2025-01-07T14:38:00Z | Added launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 456th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 399th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 95th landing on ASOG
☑️ 72nd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 6th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 4th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 2 days, 21:35:49 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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