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Starlink Group 11-20

Launched

September 29, 2025 · 02:04 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-20 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 29, 2025 at 02:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:32 to 03:32 UTC. It was SpaceX's 577th launch, 128th this year and humanity's 7,076th orbital launch attempt. It was the 485th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 124th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 28th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35392, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 8, 2025, was 314 × 315 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1063 · flight 28 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 33 days after its previous flight, NAOS · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
485th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 124th this yearSpaceX's 577th launch128th this yearhumanity's 7,076th orbital launch attempt227th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
314 × 315 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
80.3°Ascending node
372 d agoElement epoch2025-10-08 15:04 UTC · stale

Starlink 35392 · NORAD 65823 · 2025-221 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-221A
Epoch
2025-10-08 15:04:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.88298471 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000072
Inclination
53.1555°
Ascending node
80.2751°
Arg. of perigee
120.0381°
Mean anomaly
240.0716°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
272
B*
0.0029221874

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
  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+2M25SMECO
  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+8M1SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M25SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M19SSES-2
  22. T+53M20SSECO-2
  23. T+1H11SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 27 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35392 · NORAD 65823 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35281 · NORAD 65824 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35397 · NORAD 65825 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35381 · NORAD 65826 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35393 · NORAD 65827 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35396 · NORAD 65828 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35244 · NORAD 65829 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35368 · NORAD 65830 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35337 · NORAD 65831 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35277 · NORAD 65832 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35345 · NORAD 65833 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35320 · NORAD 65834 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 35349 · NORAD 65835 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35356 · NORAD 65836 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35314 · NORAD 65837 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35324 · NORAD 65838 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35102 · NORAD 65839 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35364 · NORAD 65840 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35238 · NORAD 65841 · re-entered January 29, 2026
  • Starlink 35298 · NORAD 65842 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35301 · NORAD 65843 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35148 · NORAD 65844 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35302 · NORAD 65845 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35290 · NORAD 65846 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35262 · NORAD 65847 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35308 · NORAD 65848 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35231 · NORAD 65849 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35252 · NORAD 65850 · 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 4E

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

220th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 46th this year · 834th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 28, 7:04 PM PDT, in twilight

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 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 9/29/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 29 at 02:04 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 29 at 01:28 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2025 · source

  • Launch time is accurate to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/23/2025 · source

  • Added launch per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/19/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-20 launch?

Starlink Group 11-20 launched on September 29, 2025 at 02:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:32 to 03:32 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-20?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-20; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-20?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-20 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 28, 7:04 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 28th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-20 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35392, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 8, 2025, was 314 × 315 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-20 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 11-20 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink