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Starlink Group 10-59

Launched

October 7, 2025 · 06:46 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 65% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-59 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 7, 2025 at 06:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:10 to 08:10 UTC. It was SpaceX's 579th launch, 130th this year and humanity's 7,079th orbital launch attempt. It was the 487th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 126th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 8th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35270, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 15, 2025, was 301 × 302 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1090 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 44 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
487th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 126th this yearSpaceX's 579th launch130th this yearhumanity's 7,079th orbital launch attempt230th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
301 × 302 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
332.1°Ascending node
365 d agoElement epoch2025-10-15 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35270 · NORAD 65882 · 2025-224 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-224A
Epoch
2025-10-15 14:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.92822857 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000734
Inclination
53.1538°
Ascending node
332.1102°
Arg. of perigee
61.5268°
Mean anomaly
307.4952°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
251
B*
-0.0038226829

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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp 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+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M54SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+54M28SSES-2
  22. T+54M30SSECO-2
  23. T+1H3M50SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35270 · NORAD 65882 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35367 · NORAD 65883 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35384 · NORAD 65884 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35415 · NORAD 65885 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35413 · NORAD 65886 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35332 · NORAD 65887 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35362 · NORAD 65888 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35193 · NORAD 65889 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34542 · NORAD 65890 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34791 · NORAD 65891 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34853 · NORAD 65892 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34921 · NORAD 65893 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 34672 · NORAD 65894 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34898 · NORAD 65895 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34906 · NORAD 65896 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34934 · NORAD 65897 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34936 · NORAD 65898 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35272 · NORAD 65899 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35264 · NORAD 65900 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35249 · NORAD 65901 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35278 · NORAD 65902 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35210 · NORAD 65903 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35348 · NORAD 65904 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35380 · NORAD 65905 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35385 · NORAD 65906 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35347 · NORAD 65907 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35329 · NORAD 65908 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35387 · NORAD 65909 · 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

338th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 58th this year · 1,057th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 7, 2:46 AM EDT, at night

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

11 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 07 at 06:46 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 07 at 05:11 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source

  • Weather is 65% favorable for launch.

    Nosu · 10/6/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 07 at 04:13 UTC

    Nosu · 10/6/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 07 at 04:10 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/3/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 06 at 04:32 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 04 at 05:17 UTC

    Nosu · 9/29/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 03 at 05:39 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-59 launch?

Starlink Group 10-59 launched on October 7, 2025 at 06:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:10 to 08:10 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-59?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-59; Watch Live: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-59 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-59?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-59 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 7, 2:46 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 8th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-59 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35270, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 15, 2025, was 301 × 302 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-59 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 10-59 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink