flown by SpaceX USA

Starlink Group 12-16

Success
MAR 15202511:35:10 UTC

SLC-40 pad-turnaround record: just under 57 hours after the Group 12-21 liftoff from the same pad, 23 v2 mini Starlinks - 13 with direct-to-cell capability - flew to the 43° shell on B1078's 18th flight, beating the previous SLC-40 record by nearly six hours.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 B5 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1078.18

Landed on drone ship · JRTI

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Starlink x 8

    Communications

  • 02

    Starlink-D2C x 13

    Communications

last updated Jun 16, 2026