SpaceX launched their 41st mission of 2025 this evening from Cape Canaveral when the company sent the Starlink 6-72 mission to low Earth orbit aboard Falcon 9. Liftoff was at 11:07 PM EDT and into clear but hazy skies skies on a seasonal night here on the Space Coast.
Around 8.5 minutes after launching, Booster B1078 successfully completed its nineteenth mission when it touched down on ASDS ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ east of The Bahamas. Booster and barge will now return to Port Canaveral, where B1078 will he offloaded and returned to SpaceX’s Roberts Road facility for preparation for its next mission.
At 12:17 am EDT, SpaceX announced a successful payload deployment, ending the operational phase of the mission.
The launch is SpaceX’s 41st launch of 2025, and the company’s 491st all time.
Payload
28 Starlink satellites, which will join SpaceX’s Starlink constellation that provides Internet connectivity in over 100 countries and territories globally.
Launch Replay
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| Mission | Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-01) |
|---|---|
| Organization | United Launch Alliance |
| Location | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Rocket | Atlas V 551 |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 41 |
| Status | Go for Launch |
| Status Info | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| Window Opens | Wednesday, 04/09/2025 12:00:00 PM |
| Window Closes | Wednesday, 04/09/2025 3:00:00 PM |
| Destination | Low Earth Orbit |
| Mission Description | Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access. This constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. It is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites, placed in 98 orbital planes across three orbital layers: one at 590 km, one at 610 km, and one at 630 km altitude. |