SpaceX Moves Starlink 12-13 To NET Monday Evening

Previous Falcon 9 Starlink launch
Previous Falcon 9 Starlink launch

SpaceX is planning to launch Falcon 9 and the Starlink 12-13 mission tomorrow evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is set for 11:26 PM but may change due to weather or SpaceX operational requirements.

  • Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-13 
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
  • Status: Go for Launch
  • Status Info: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
  • Window Opens: Monday, 02/24/2025 11:26:00 PM
  • Window Closes: Tuesday, 02/25/2025 3:06:00 AM
  • Destination: Low Earth Orbit
  • Mission Description: A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

This launch had been scheduled for this evening, but was shifted a day by SpaceX sometime Sunday morning.

Trajectory

Down the Bimini Highway: southeast to The Bahamas.

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of Space Launch Delta 45 has released their L-1 Launch Mission Execution Forecast: 60% GO improving to 20% GO through the launch window.

Online Viewing

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: Starlink 12-13.  This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about fifteen minutes before liftoff.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Remember that there is a delay between a launch stream and the actual countdown clock. That is simply because of physics: it takes time for the signal to travel from the launch site, through the Internet, and back down to your phone, resulting in a five to fifteen-second delay.


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