SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 11-17
Launched
October 8, 2025 · 03:54 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 11-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 8, 2025 at 03:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:00 to 05:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 580th launch, 131st this year and humanity's 7,080th orbital launch attempt. It was the 488th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 127th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 29th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35523, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 20, 2025, was 353 × 355 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 11-17The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on West Coast Falcon 9 rocketSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 29 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 24 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-10 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 488th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 127th this yearSpaceX's 580th launch131st this yearhumanity's 7,080th orbital launch attempt231st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 35523 · NORAD 65910 · 2025-225 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-225A
- Epoch
- 2025-10-20 20:00:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.74173878 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001104
- Inclination
- 53.1547°
- Ascending node
- 101.0395°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.3801°
- Mean anomaly
- 340.242°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 292
- B*
- -0.00013735
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M56SFairing Separation
- T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M25SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M2SSES-2
- T+53M3SSECO-2
- T+59M53SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit
- Starlink 35523 · NORAD 65910 · in orbit
- Starlink 35160 · NORAD 65911 · in orbit
- Starlink 35508 · NORAD 65912 · in orbit
- Starlink 35472 · NORAD 65913 · in orbit
- Starlink 35524 · NORAD 65914 · in orbit
- Starlink 35539 · NORAD 65915 · in orbit
- Starlink 35521 · NORAD 65916 · in orbit
- Starlink 35478 · NORAD 65917 · in orbit
- Starlink 35516 · NORAD 65918 · in orbit
- Starlink 35519 · NORAD 65919 · in orbit
- Starlink 33902 · NORAD 65920 · in orbit
- Starlink 35530 · NORAD 65921 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
- Starlink 35544 · NORAD 65922 · in orbit
- Starlink 35484 · NORAD 65923 · in orbit
- Starlink 34994 · NORAD 65924 · in orbit
- Starlink 35458 · NORAD 65925 · in orbit
- Starlink 35492 · NORAD 65926 · in orbit
- Starlink 35494 · NORAD 65927 · in orbit
- Starlink 35493 · NORAD 65928 · in orbit
- Starlink 35175 · NORAD 65929 · in orbit
- Starlink 35513 · NORAD 65930 · in orbit
- Starlink 35526 · NORAD 65931 · in orbit
- Starlink 35436 · NORAD 65932 · in orbit
- Starlink 35192 · NORAD 65933 · in orbit
- Starlink 33921 · NORAD 65934 · in orbit
- Starlink 35155 · NORAD 65935 · in orbit
- Starlink 35161 · NORAD 65936 · in orbit
- Starlink 35473 · NORAD 65937 · 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
222nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 48th this year · 836th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 7, 8:54 PM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source
Now targeting Oct 08 at 03:54 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2025 · source
Moved up to NET October 8 UTC per air space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2025 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 11-17 launch?
Starlink Group 11-17 launched on October 8, 2025 at 03:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:00 to 05:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-17?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-17; Watch Live: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on West Coast Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-17?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 11-17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 7, 8:54 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 29th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 11-17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 35523, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 20, 2025, was 353 × 355 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-17 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 11-17 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink