SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 17-25

Launch Window: February 20th from 12AM to 4AM PST (08:00-12:00 UTC) Current T0: February 20th at 12AM PST (08:00 UTC) Mission: Falcon 9 launch of 25 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into orbit. Launch location: Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, Earth. Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 244x260km 97.29º orbit Booster: B1063-31; 64d 16h 32min 10s turnaround Past customer missions: Sentinel 6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter 7, Iridium-9/OneWeb-19, SDA Tranche 0B, NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149, NAOS. Past Starlink missions: v1.0-28, 4-11, 4-13, 3-1, 3-4, 4-31, 2-5, 5-13, 7-4, 7-7, 7-11, 7-17, 8-7, 9-3, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9, 11-22, 11-20, 11-23, 15-13. Booster recovery: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Fairing recovery: GO Beyond Rocket trajectory: Southwest Payload mass: Approximately 14.5 tonnes Stats: - SpaceX's 630th launch overall. - SpaceX's 21st launch of the year. - SpaceX's 8th launch of the month. - Earth's 38th orbital launch of the year. - Falcon's 250th launch since the last launch failure - Falcon 9's 602nd orbital flight. - SpaceX's 181st launch from SLC-4E. - 180th landing on OCISLY out of 187 attempts. - 233rd successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one. - SpaceX's 357th launch dedicated to Starlink and the 20th Group 17 mission. ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. ⚡ 🔍 If you are interested in using footage captured by this stream, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #SpaceX #Starlink #Falcon9 #Starlink1223 #LEO #SatelliteInternet #SpaceXLaunch #GlobalInternet #HighSpeedInternet #RocketLaunch #StarlinkMission #NextGenSatellites #SpaceTechnology LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3 🎵 Intro song: New Way Out by Denis. Licensed via PremiumBeat. LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3 🎵 Music used on streams and in videos is licensed via EpidemicSound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/qvh38e All content copyright NASASpaceflight LLC. All Rights Reserved. For licensing information please visit: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ NASASpaceflight (NSF) delivers live rocket launch coverage, breaking spaceflight news, and in-depth reporting from around the world. NASASpaceflight is not affiliated with or does not represent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA initials used with NASA’s permission. Now in its 20th year, NSF covers all major players in space: SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin, ULA, Rocket Lab, Relativity, Arianespace, Firefly, Stoke, Northrop Grumman, and more. From Starship test campaigns at Starbase to crew missions, infrastructure rollouts, and international launches, NSF delivers multi-angle livestreams, on-site reporting, and expert analysis from locations like Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Wallops, and Starbase.