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Starlink Group 11-5

Launched

October 22, 2025 · 14:16 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 22, 2025 at 14:16 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 587th launch, 138th this year and humanity's 7,092nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 494th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 133rd this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35496, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 31, 2025, was 319 × 320 km inclined 53.2°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1075 · flight 21 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 45 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-9 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
494th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 133rd this yearSpaceX's 587th launch138th this yearhumanity's 7,092nd orbital launch attempt243rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
319 × 320 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
288.0°Ascending node
349 d agoElement epoch2025-10-31 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35496 · NORAD 66114 · 2025-237 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects

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Object
STARLINK-35496
Object ID
2025-237A
Epoch
2025-10-31 20:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.86486811 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000622
Inclination
53.152°
Ascending node
288.0061°
Arg. of perigee
96.1925°
Mean anomaly
274.0243°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
274
B*
-0.0057879

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−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M55SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M24SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M47SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M12SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M36SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M27SSES-2
  22. T+53M28SSECO-2
  23. T+1H20SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35496 · NORAD 66114 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35428 · NORAD 66115 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35573 · NORAD 66116 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35572 · NORAD 66117 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35468 · NORAD 66118 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35547 · NORAD 66119 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35553 · NORAD 66120 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35631 · NORAD 66121 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35653 · NORAD 66122 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35628 · NORAD 66123 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35645 · NORAD 66124 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35649 · NORAD 66125 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
  • Starlink 35658 · NORAD 66126 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35629 · NORAD 66127 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35612 · NORAD 66128 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35632 · NORAD 66129 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35637 · NORAD 66130 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35630 · NORAD 66131 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34412 · NORAD 66132 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35520 · NORAD 66133 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35525 · NORAD 66134 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34852 · NORAD 66135 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35592 · NORAD 66136 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35576 · NORAD 66137 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35623 · NORAD 66138 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35549 · NORAD 66139 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35625 · NORAD 66140 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35603 · NORAD 66141 · 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

225th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 51st this year · 839th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 22, 7:16 AM PDT, in twilight

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

2 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 8 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 10/22/2025

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/22/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 22 at 14:16 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2025 · source

  • Launch time is to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 22 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/18/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 21 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/15/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 20 at 14:00 UTC

    Nosu · 10/10/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-5 launch?

Starlink Group 11-5 launched on October 22, 2025 at 14:16 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-5?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 11-5; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying Starlink internet satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-5?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 22, 7:16 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1075 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-5 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35496, one of 28 catalogued objects, from October 31, 2025, was 319 × 320 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-5 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 11-5 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink