Starlink Group 12-10

Mission

Starlink Group 12-10

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $52,000,000

Learn more about the Starlink mission

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Location

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 296 rockets, including 296 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1011 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

The Falcon 9 1st stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time. Check back for more details about the booster.

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Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS

An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.

Agency

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.