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Starlink Group 11-23

Launched

October 31, 2025 · 20:41 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 31, 2025 at 20:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:44 to 23:44 UTC. It was SpaceX's 593rd launch, 144th this year and humanity's 7,102nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 500th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 139th this year. Booster B1063 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 35801, one of 28 catalogued objects, from November 13, 2025, was 355 × 356 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1063 · flight 29 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 32 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-20 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
500th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 139th this yearSpaceX's 593rd launch144th this yearhumanity's 7,102nd orbital launch attempt253rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
355 × 356 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
15.7°Ascending node
336 d agoElement epoch2025-11-13 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35801 · NORAD 66265 · 2025-247 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-247A
Epoch
2025-11-13 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.73552204 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000876
Inclination
53.1588°
Ascending node
15.6637°
Arg. of perigee
72.822°
Mean anomaly
354.8309°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
294
B*
-0.015432

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

13 steps, T+1 min 12 s to T+1 h
  1. T+1M12SMax-Q
  2. T+2M25SMECO
  3. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M35SSES-1
  5. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M35SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M30SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M39SSECO-1
  11. T+53M29SSES-2
  12. T+53M31SSECO-2
  13. T+1H21SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35801 · NORAD 66265 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35056 · NORAD 66266 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35550 · NORAD 66267 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35069 · NORAD 66268 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34910 · NORAD 66269 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35757 · NORAD 66270 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35745 · NORAD 66271 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35741 · NORAD 66272 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35730 · NORAD 66273 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35760 · NORAD 66274 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35752 · NORAD 66275 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35742 · NORAD 66276 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 35708 · NORAD 66277 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35713 · NORAD 66278 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35724 · NORAD 66279 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35726 · NORAD 66280 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35727 · NORAD 66281 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35776 · NORAD 66282 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35774 · NORAD 66283 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35830 · NORAD 66284 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35819 · NORAD 66285 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35783 · NORAD 66286 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34884 · NORAD 66287 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34896 · NORAD 66288 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35802 · NORAD 66289 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35799 · NORAD 66290 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35800 · NORAD 66291 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35798 · NORAD 66292 · 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

228th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 54th this year · 842nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 31, 1:41 PM PDT, in daylight

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

3 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/31/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 31 at 20:41 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 31 at 20:06 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 31 at 19:44 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 30 at 20:18 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/20/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-23 launch?

Starlink Group 11-23 launched on October 31, 2025 at 20:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:44 to 23:44 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-23?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-23; Watch Live: Starlink satellites launch from California on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-23?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-23 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 31, 1:41 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 29th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-23 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35801, one of 28 catalogued objects, from November 13, 2025, was 355 × 356 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-23 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 11-23 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink