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Starlink Group 10-21

Launched

October 26, 2025 · 15:00 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 85% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-21 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 26, 2025 at 15:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:05 to 18:05 UTC. It was SpaceX's 590th launch, 141st this year and humanity's 7,098th orbital launch attempt. It was the 497th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 136th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 24th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 35352, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 552 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1077 · flight 24 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-14 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
497th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 136th this yearSpaceX's 590th launch141st this yearhumanity's 7,098th orbital launch attempt249th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

97.6°Inclination
491 × 552 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
12.5°Ascending node
355 d agoElement epoch2025-10-26 09:41 UTC · stale

Starlink 35352 · NORAD 66177 · 2025-243 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
OBJECT C
Object ID
2025-242C
Epoch
2025-10-26 09:41:17 UTC
Mean motion
15.17165482 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0044551
Inclination
97.611°
Ascending node
12.4552°
Arg. of perigee
134.5252°
Mean anomaly
225.9635°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
B*
0.00021434

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M45SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+50M59SSES-2
  22. T+51MSECO-2
  23. T+1H21SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35352 · NORAD 66177 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35363 · NORAD 66178 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35346 · NORAD 66179 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35335 · NORAD 66180 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35342 · NORAD 66181 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35333 · NORAD 66182 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35310 · NORAD 66183 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35317 · NORAD 66184 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35377 · NORAD 66185 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35365 · NORAD 66186 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35350 · NORAD 66187 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35041 · NORAD 66188 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 34694 · NORAD 66189 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34863 · NORAD 66190 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35061 · NORAD 66191 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34937 · NORAD 66192 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35197 · NORAD 66193 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35374 · NORAD 66194 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34813 · NORAD 66195 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35409 · NORAD 66196 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35259 · NORAD 66197 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35518 · NORAD 66198 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35509 · NORAD 66199 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35551 · NORAD 66200 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35543 · NORAD 66201 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35534 · NORAD 66202 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35548 · NORAD 66203 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35490 · NORAD 66204 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

343rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 63rd this year · 1,062nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 26, 11:00 AM EDT, in daylight

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

2 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/26/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 26 at 15:00 UTC

    Nosu · 10/26/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 26 at 14:40 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/25/2025 · source

  • Weather is 85% favorable for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/25/2025 · source

  • Weather is 85% favorable for launch.

    Nosu · 10/24/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 26 at 14:05 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/22/2025 · source

  • Added launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source

  • NET October 25.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 22 at 15:33 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-21 launch?

Starlink Group 10-21 launched on October 26, 2025 at 15:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:05 to 18:05 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-21?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-21; Watch Live: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-21 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-21?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 10-21 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 26, 11:00 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1077 flew for the 24th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-21 reach?

Starlink 35352, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 552 km orbit inclined 97.6°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-21 launch?

28 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 28 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 10-21 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink