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Starlink Group 11-30

Launched

November 23, 2025 · 08:48 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-30 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 23, 2025 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 605th launch, 156th this year and humanity's 7,127th orbital launch attempt. It was the 512th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 151st this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35940, one of 28 catalogued objects, from December 2, 2025, was 318 × 319 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1100 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
512th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 151st this yearSpaceX's 605th launch156th this yearhumanity's 7,127th orbital launch attempt278th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
318 × 319 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
237.3°Ascending node
317 d agoElement epoch2025-12-02 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35940 · NORAD 66617 · 2025-271 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-271A
Epoch
2025-12-02 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.86729882 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000627
Inclination
53.1582°
Ascending node
237.3205°
Arg. of perigee
99.7677°
Mean anomaly
151.9745°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
261
B*
-0.0058876

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+2M24SMECO
  3. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M35SSES-1
  5. T+2M55SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M13SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M39SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M39SSECO-1
  11. T+53M27SSES-2
  12. T+53M28SSECO-2
  13. T+1H19SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 27 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35940 · NORAD 66617 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35970 · NORAD 66618 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35951 · NORAD 66619 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35936 · NORAD 66620 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35847 · NORAD 66621 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35950 · NORAD 66622 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35920 · NORAD 66623 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35927 · NORAD 66624 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35929 · NORAD 66625 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35902 · NORAD 66626 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35904 · NORAD 66627 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35862 · NORAD 66628 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 35956 · NORAD 66629 · re-entered January 17, 2026
  • Starlink 35949 · NORAD 66630 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35965 · NORAD 66631 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35973 · NORAD 66632 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35948 · NORAD 66633 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35967 · NORAD 66634 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35955 · NORAD 66635 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35968 · NORAD 66636 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35953 · NORAD 66637 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35972 · NORAD 66638 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35908 · NORAD 66639 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35921 · NORAD 66640 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35923 · NORAD 66641 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35926 · NORAD 66642 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35918 · NORAD 66643 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35938 · NORAD 66644 · 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

231st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 57th this year · 845th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 23, 12:48 AM PST, at night

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

6 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 8 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/23/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 23 at 08:48 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/23/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 23 at 08:34 UTC

    Nosu · 11/22/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 23 at 08:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/14/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 23 at 05:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/14/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 19 at 22:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2025 · source

  • New launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/10/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-30 launch?

Starlink Group 11-30 launched on November 23, 2025 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-30?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-30; Watch Live: Starlink satellites launch from California on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-30?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-30 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 23, 12:48 AM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1100 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-30 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35940, one of 28 catalogued objects, from December 2, 2025, was 318 × 319 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-30 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 11-30 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink