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Starlink Group 10-29

Launched

July 30, 2025 · 03:37 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-29 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 30, 2025 at 03:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:30 to 07:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 545th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 7,015th orbital launch attempt. It was the 454th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 93rd this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 26th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 34617, one of 28 catalogued objects, from August 8, 2025, was 316 × 318 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1069 · flight 26 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 36 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-23 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
454th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 93rd this yearSpaceX's 545th launch96th this yearhumanity's 7,015th orbital launch attempt166th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
316 × 318 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
211.4°Ascending node
433 d agoElement epoch2025-08-08 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 34617 · NORAD 65015 · 2025-161 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
STARLINK-34617
Object ID
2025-161A
Epoch
2025-08-08 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.87258507 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001053
Inclination
53.1538°
Ascending node
211.4025°
Arg. of perigee
70.0024°
Mean anomaly
153.2502°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
261
B*
-0.0037108

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 3 min
  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−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M54SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+54M15SSES-2
  22. T+54M16SSECO-2
  23. T+1H3M7SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 27 still in orbit

  • Starlink 34617 · NORAD 65015 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34627 · NORAD 65016 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34549 · NORAD 65017 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34623 · NORAD 65018 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34232 · NORAD 65019 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34772 · NORAD 65020 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34778 · NORAD 65021 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34789 · NORAD 65022 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34858 · NORAD 65023 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34773 · NORAD 65024 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34727 · NORAD 65025 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34804 · NORAD 65026 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 34655 · NORAD 65027 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34807 · NORAD 65028 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34731 · NORAD 65029 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34614 · NORAD 65030 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34677 · NORAD 65031 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34656 · NORAD 65032 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34671 · NORAD 65033 · re-entered May 19, 2026
  • Starlink 34610 · NORAD 65034 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34286 · NORAD 65035 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34770 · NORAD 65036 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34776 · NORAD 65037 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34827 · NORAD 65038 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34721 · NORAD 65039 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34819 · NORAD 65040 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34820 · NORAD 65041 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34824 · NORAD 65042 · 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

325th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 45th this year · 1,042nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 29, 11:37 PM EDT, at night

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

3 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 6 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 30 at 03:37:50 UTC

    Nosu · 7/29/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 90% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET July 30 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2025 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-29 launch?

Starlink Group 10-29 launched on July 30, 2025 at 03:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:30 to 07:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-29?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-29; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-29 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 29, 2025; 28 Starlink internet satellites launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-29?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-29 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 29, 11:37 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 26th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-29 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 34617, one of 28 catalogued objects, from August 8, 2025, was 316 × 318 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-29 launch?

28 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 27 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 10-29 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink