SpaceX - Falcon 9 - KF-02 (Project Kuiper) - SLC-40 - CCSFS - August 11, 2025

Launch Date: August 11, 2025 Launch Time: 8:35 a.m. EDT (1225 UTC, 14:25 CEST) Launch Window: Available to 9:02 a.m. EDT. Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Nominal orbit insertion, booster landed first time on a droneship. Mission: Starlink KF-02 (Project Kuiper) Launch Provider: SpaceX Launch Contractor: Kuiper Space LLC (Amazon) Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1091) Flight for the Booster: First Flight Previous Flights of the Booster: 0 Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) 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 is targeting August 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 27-minute window opens at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1225 UTC, 14:25 CEST) This will be the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After 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