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Starlink Group 10-51

Launched

November 9, 2025 · 08:10 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-51 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 9, 2025 at 08:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:10 to 12:10 UTC. It was SpaceX's 597th launch, 148th this year and humanity's 7,112th orbital launch attempt. It was the 504th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 143rd this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 28th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35139, one of 29 catalogued objects, from November 18, 2025, was 318 × 319 km inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1069 · flight 28 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 64 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-57 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
504th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 143rd this yearSpaceX's 597th launch148th this yearhumanity's 7,112th orbital launch attempt263rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
318 × 319 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
20.6°Ascending node
331 d agoElement epoch2025-11-18 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35139 · NORAD 66380 · 2025-257 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

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Object
STARLINK-35139
Object ID
2025-257A
Epoch
2025-11-18 16:00:05 UTC
Mean motion
15.86747698 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000111
Inclination
53.154°
Ascending node
20.5713°
Arg. of perigee
48.452°
Mean anomaly
14.8525°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
256
B*
-0.0057033

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

Flight timeline

13 steps, T+1 min 12 s to T+1 h 3 min
  1. T+1M12SMax-Q
  2. T+2M26SMECO
  3. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M36SSES-1
  5. T+2M58SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M39SSECO-1
  11. T+54M28SSES-2
  12. T+54M29SSECO-2
  13. T+1H3M50SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35139 · NORAD 66380 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35158 · NORAD 66381 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35639 · NORAD 66382 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35690 · NORAD 66383 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35662 · NORAD 66384 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35659 · NORAD 66385 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35651 · NORAD 66386 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35661 · NORAD 66387 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35647 · NORAD 66388 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35694 · NORAD 66389 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35665 · NORAD 66390 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35656 · NORAD 66391 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 35671 · NORAD 66392 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35652 · NORAD 66393 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35672 · NORAD 66394 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35681 · NORAD 66395 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35669 · NORAD 66396 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35510 · NORAD 66397 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35642 · NORAD 66398 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35657 · NORAD 66399 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35667 · NORAD 66400 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35668 · NORAD 66401 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35644 · NORAD 66402 · re-entered April 10, 2026
  • Starlink 35602 · NORAD 66403 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35691 · NORAD 66404 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35683 · NORAD 66405 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34840 · NORAD 66406 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35686 · NORAD 66407 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35679 · NORAD 66408 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

216th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 22nd this year · 274th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 9, 3:10 AM EST, at night

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

45 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 11/9/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/9/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2025 · source

  • Launch time is to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/8/2025 · source

  • Confirmed rescheduled for November 9.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/8/2025 · source

  • Added launch window for November 9.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/8/2025 · source

  • Launch abort before ignition, next attempt TBD

    Nosu · 11/8/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/8/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 08 at 12:10:20 UTC

    Nosu · 11/8/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-51 launch?

Starlink Group 10-51 launched on November 9, 2025 at 08:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:10 to 12:10 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-51?

Coverage: Starlink Mission; Watch Live: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 10-51 - Attempt 2. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-51?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-51 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 9, 3:10 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 28th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-51 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35139, one of 29 catalogued objects, from November 18, 2025, was 318 × 319 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-51 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 10-51 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink