SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 11-15
Launched
December 7, 2025 · 17:58 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 11-15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 7, 2025 at 17:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:13 to 20:13 UTC. It was SpaceX's 611th launch, 162nd this year and humanity's 7,142nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 518th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 157th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 12th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35945, one of 28 catalogued objects, from December 12, 2025, was 289 × 290 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 11-15The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 28 Starlink satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1088 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 48 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-19 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 518th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 157th this yearSpaceX's 611th launch162nd this yearhumanity's 7,142nd orbital launch attempt293rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 35945 · NORAD 66925 · 2025-286 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-35945
- Object ID
- 2025-286A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-12 20:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97094927 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00005536
- Inclination
- 53.1575°
- Ascending node
- 50.2927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.0146°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.5283°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 200
- B*
- -0.0025869454
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M55SFairing Separation
- T+6M12SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M38SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M3SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M27SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M42SSES-2
- T+53M43SSECO-2
- T+1H33SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit
- Starlink 35945 · NORAD 66925 · in orbit
- Starlink 35942 · NORAD 66926 · in orbit
- Starlink 35943 · NORAD 66927 · in orbit
- Starlink 35944 · NORAD 66928 · in orbit
- Starlink 36169 · NORAD 66929 · in orbit
- Starlink 36206 · NORAD 66930 · in orbit
- Starlink 36130 · NORAD 66931 · in orbit
- Starlink 36177 · NORAD 66932 · in orbit
- Starlink 36157 · NORAD 66933 · in orbit
- Starlink 36153 · NORAD 66934 · in orbit
- Starlink 36127 · NORAD 66935 · in orbit
- Starlink 36160 · NORAD 66936 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
- Starlink 36165 · NORAD 66937 · in orbit
- Starlink 36155 · NORAD 66938 · in orbit
- Starlink 36154 · NORAD 66939 · in orbit
- Starlink 36121 · NORAD 66940 · in orbit
- Starlink 36088 · NORAD 66941 · in orbit
- Starlink 36100 · NORAD 66942 · in orbit
- Starlink 36109 · NORAD 66943 · in orbit
- Starlink 36112 · NORAD 66944 · in orbit
- Starlink 36110 · NORAD 66945 · in orbit
- Starlink 36115 · NORAD 66946 · in orbit
- Starlink 36089 · NORAD 66947 · in orbit
- Starlink 36116 · NORAD 66948 · in orbit
- Starlink 36096 · NORAD 66949 · in orbit
- Starlink 36111 · NORAD 66950 · in orbit
- Starlink 35999 · NORAD 66951 · in orbit
- Starlink 36122 · NORAD 66952 · 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
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
235th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 61st this year · 849th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 7, 9:58 AM PST, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 12/7/2025 · source
Now targeting Dec 07 at 17:58 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/6/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2025 · source
Updated tentative launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2025 · source
Now targeting NET December 7.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2025 · source
Rescheduled for NET December 5.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/21/2025 · source
Reverted back to NET November with lack of SpaceX confirmation, NOTAMs and potential conflict with other launch missions at same launch site.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2025 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 11-15 launch?
Starlink Group 11-15 launched on December 7, 2025 at 17:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:13 to 20:13 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-15?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-15; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 28 Starlink satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-15?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 11-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 7, 9:58 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 12th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 11-15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 35945, one of 28 catalogued objects, from December 12, 2025, was 289 × 290 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-15 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 11-15 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink