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Starlink Group 11-4

Launched

February 1, 2025 · 23:02 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-4 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 1, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:02 to 02:47 UTC. It was SpaceX's 464th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 6,871st orbital launch attempt. It was the 375th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 14th this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 17th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 32868, one of 23 catalogued objects, from February 10, 2025, was 325 × 326 km inclined 53.1°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1075 · flight 17 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-3 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
375th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 14th this yearSpaceX's 464th launch15th this yearhumanity's 6,871st orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
325 × 326 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
162.8°Ascending node
612 d agoElement epoch2025-02-10 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 32868 · NORAD 62854 · 2025-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-022A
Epoch
2025-02-10 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.84244497 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001117
Inclination
53.1477°
Ascending node
162.8445°
Arg. of perigee
46.3311°
Mean anomaly
230.6435°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
254
B*
-0.0057385

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 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M23SMECO
  13. T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M3SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M16SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M37SSECO-1
  21. T+54M9SSES-2
  22. T+54M11SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M3SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

23 catalogued: 22 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 32868 · NORAD 62854 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32867 · NORAD 62855 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32860 · NORAD 62856 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32873 · NORAD 62857 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32866 · NORAD 62858 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32869 · NORAD 62859 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32831 · NORAD 62860 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32859 · NORAD 62861 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32864 · NORAD 62862 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32808 · NORAD 62863 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32862 · NORAD 62864 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32841 · NORAD 62865 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 32695 · NORAD 62866 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32846 · NORAD 62867 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32822 · NORAD 62868 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32813 · NORAD 62869 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32861 · NORAD 62870 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32814 · NORAD 62871 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32849 · NORAD 62872 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32833 · NORAD 62873 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32793 · NORAD 62874 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32834 · NORAD 62875 · in orbit

Falcon 9-435 Stage 2 · re-entered February 19, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 22 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

179th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 5th this year · 791st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 1, 3:02 PM PST, in daylight

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

8 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/1/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 2/1/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/1/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/31/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET February 1.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/31/2025 · source

  • Delayed to January 31.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2025 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/24/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-4 launch?

Starlink Group 11-4 launched on February 1, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:02 to 02:47 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-4?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-4; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 11-4 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 1, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-4?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-4 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 1, 3:02 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1075 flew for the 17th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-4 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 32868, one of 23 catalogued objects, from February 10, 2025, was 325 × 326 km inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-4 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 11-4 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink