SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-82 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - December 15, 2025

Launch Date: December 15, 2025 (EST) Launch Time: 12:25 a.m. EST (0525 UTC, 06:25 CET) Launch Window: Open until December 15, 1:43 a.m. EST. Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: Southeast Launch Status: Nominal parking orbit insertion, booster landed successfully on the droneship Mission: Starlink 6-82 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1092- Turnaround 30 days) Flight for the Booster: 9 Previous Flights of the Booster: 8 - NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, USSF-36, and four Starlink missions Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This will be the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, USSF-36, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff