Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
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Launch Window
Jan. 12, 2026, 5:42 p.m. - Jan. 12, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
Jan. 12, 2026, 5:42 p.m. - Jan. 12, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Monday, January 12, during a launch window that opens at 4:08:20 p.m. EST (2108:20 UTC). The …
SpaceX launch of a batch of 29 Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second-generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Launch Window: January 12th from 12:42PM to 4:42PM EST (17:42-21:42 UTC) Current T0: January 12th at 12:42PM EST (17:42 UTC) Mission: Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites …
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Launch success.
Liftoff
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Now targeting Jan 12 at 21:08 UTC
Now targeting Jan 12 at 20:00 UTC
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.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage B1078 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 25th flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Just Read the Instructions.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.
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