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Starlink Group 11-13

Launched

April 4, 2025 · 01:02 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-13 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 4, 2025 at 01:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:54 to 02:54 UTC. It was SpaceX's 489th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 6,920th orbital launch attempt. It was the 399th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 38th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 33682, one of 27 catalogued objects, from April 9, 2025, was 296 × 296 km inclined 53.2°. 27 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1088 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 13 days after its previous flight, NROL-57 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
399th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 38th this yearSpaceX's 489th launch40th this yearhumanity's 6,920th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
296 × 296 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
268.7°Ascending node
554 d agoElement epoch2025-04-09 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 33682 · NORAD 63433 · 2025-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-069A
Epoch
2025-04-09 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.94755192 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000347
Inclination
53.1521°
Ascending node
268.7367°
Arg. of perigee
46.7215°
Mean anomaly
275.8697°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
207
B*
-0.0018504

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+59 min 51 s
  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+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M52SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M15SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M38SSECO-1
  21. T+52M57SSES-2
  22. T+52M59SSECO-2
  23. T+59M51SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

27 catalogued: 27 payloads; 27 still in orbit

  • Starlink 33682 · NORAD 63433 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33710 · NORAD 63434 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33733 · NORAD 63435 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33638 · NORAD 63436 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33726 · NORAD 63437 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33681 · NORAD 63438 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33730 · NORAD 63439 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33743 · NORAD 63440 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33715 · NORAD 63441 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33762 · NORAD 63442 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33753 · NORAD 63443 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33747 · NORAD 63444 · in orbit
Show 15 more payloads
  • Starlink 33659 · NORAD 63445 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33746 · NORAD 63446 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33799 · NORAD 63447 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33797 · NORAD 63448 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33798 · NORAD 63449 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33736 · NORAD 63450 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33740 · NORAD 63451 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33763 · NORAD 63452 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33784 · NORAD 63453 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33768 · NORAD 63454 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33761 · NORAD 63455 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33737 · NORAD 63456 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33795 · NORAD 63457 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33756 · NORAD 63458 · in orbit
  • Starlink 33780 · NORAD 63459 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

186th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 12th this year · 798th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 3, 6:02 PM PDT, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

8 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 4/4/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Apr 04 at 01:02 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 4/3/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Apr 03 at 22:54 UTC

    SwGustav · 4/2/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Apr 02 at 01:47 UTC

    SwGustav · 4/2/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Apr 02 at 00:43 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 4/1/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/1/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET April 1 PDT per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/29/2025 · source

  • NET April 1st UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/27/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-13 launch?

Starlink Group 11-13 launched on April 4, 2025 at 01:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:54 to 02:54 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-13?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-13; SpaceX Starlink Group 11-13; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 11-13 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - April 3, 2025. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-13?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-13 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 3, 6:02 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1088 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-13 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 33682, one of 27 catalogued objects, from April 9, 2025, was 296 × 296 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-13 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 11-13 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink