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Starlink Group 10-57

Launched

September 5, 2025 · 12:32 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-57 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 5, 2025 at 12:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:56 to 14:56 UTC. It was SpaceX's 564th launch, 115th this year and humanity's 7,053rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 472nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 111th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 27th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35226, one of 28 catalogued objects, from September 17, 2025, was 328 × 329 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1069 · flight 27 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-29 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
472nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 111th this yearSpaceX's 564th launch115th this yearhumanity's 7,053rd orbital launch attempt204th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
328 × 329 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
7.6°Ascending node
393 d agoElement epoch2025-09-17 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35226 · NORAD 65492 · 2025-198 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-198A
Epoch
2025-09-17 18:00:02 UTC
Mean motion
15.83239331 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00010085
Inclination
53.1537°
Ascending node
7.6155°
Arg. of perigee
52.3465°
Mean anomaly
12.1724°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
253
B*
-0.0048901012

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 4 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−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M37SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+54M56SSES-2
  22. T+54M57SSECO-2
  23. T+1H4M18SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35226 · NORAD 65492 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35242 · NORAD 65493 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35223 · NORAD 65494 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34446 · NORAD 65495 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35212 · NORAD 65496 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34455 · NORAD 65497 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35203 · NORAD 65498 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35166 · NORAD 65499 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35207 · NORAD 65500 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35140 · NORAD 65501 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35114 · NORAD 65502 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35126 · NORAD 65503 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 35182 · NORAD 65504 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35072 · NORAD 65505 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35184 · NORAD 65506 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35163 · NORAD 65507 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35119 · NORAD 65508 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35168 · NORAD 65509 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35122 · NORAD 65510 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35124 · NORAD 65511 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35149 · NORAD 65512 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35019 · NORAD 65513 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35026 · NORAD 65514 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35241 · NORAD 65515 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35216 · NORAD 65516 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35228 · NORAD 65517 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35232 · NORAD 65518 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35164 · NORAD 65519 · 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 Launch Complex 39A

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

214th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 20th this year · 272nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 5, 8:32 AM EDT, in daylight

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

8 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 9/5/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 9/5/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 05 at 12:32 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 9/5/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 05 at 11:29 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/4/2025 · source

  • Weather is 70% favorable for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/4/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 05 at 11:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/4/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 05 at 10:56 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 9/2/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/29/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/28/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-57 launch?

Starlink Group 10-57 launched on September 5, 2025 at 12:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:56 to 14:56 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-57?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-57; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-57 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - September 5, 2025; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-57?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-57 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 5, 8:32 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 27th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-57 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35226, one of 28 catalogued objects, from September 17, 2025, was 328 × 329 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-57 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 10-57 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink