SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 15-10
Launched
December 2, 2025 · 05:28 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 15-10 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 2, 2025 at 05:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:10 to 06:10 UTC. It was SpaceX's 608th launch, 159th this year and humanity's 7,136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 515th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 154th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35966, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 10, 2025, was 315 × 320 km inclined 70.0°. 27 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 15-10The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1081 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-12 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 515th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 154th this yearSpaceX's 608th launch159th this yearhumanity's 7,136th orbital launch attempt287th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 35966 · NORAD 66821 · 2025-280 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-280A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-10 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87163122 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003913
- Inclination
- 69.9939°
- Ascending node
- 204.7907°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.1294°
- Mean anomaly
- 158.5043°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 256
- B*
- -0.0067613
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M54SFairing Separation
- T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53MSES-2
- T+53M1SSECO-2
- T+1H1M51SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
27 catalogued: 27 payloads; 27 still in orbit
- Starlink 35966 · NORAD 66821 · in orbit
- Starlink 35958 · NORAD 66822 · in orbit
- Starlink 35957 · NORAD 66823 · in orbit
- Starlink 35896 · NORAD 66824 · in orbit
- Starlink 35476 · NORAD 66825 · in orbit
- Starlink 35898 · NORAD 66826 · in orbit
- Starlink 35959 · NORAD 66827 · in orbit
- Starlink 35982 · NORAD 66828 · in orbit
- Starlink 36084 · NORAD 66829 · in orbit
- Starlink 35881 · NORAD 66830 · in orbit
- Starlink 35788 · NORAD 66831 · in orbit
- Starlink 35768 · NORAD 66832 · in orbit
Show 15 more payloads
- Starlink 35858 · NORAD 66833 · in orbit
- Starlink 35840 · NORAD 66834 · in orbit
- Starlink 35890 · NORAD 66835 · in orbit
- Starlink 35838 · NORAD 66836 · in orbit
- Starlink 35729 · NORAD 66837 · in orbit
- Starlink 35886 · NORAD 66838 · in orbit
- Starlink 35717 · NORAD 66839 · in orbit
- Starlink 35837 · NORAD 66840 · in orbit
- Starlink 35715 · NORAD 66841 · in orbit
- Starlink 35769 · NORAD 66842 · in orbit
- Starlink 35997 · NORAD 66843 · in orbit
- Starlink 36073 · NORAD 66844 · in orbit
- Starlink 36068 · NORAD 66845 · in orbit
- Starlink 36055 · NORAD 66846 · in orbit
- Starlink 36061 · NORAD 66847 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
233rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 59th this year · 847th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 1, 9:28 PM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2025 · source
Now targeting Dec 02 at 05:28 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source
Now targeting Dec 02 at 02:55 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source
Now targeting Dec 02 at 02:10 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2025 · source
Delayed to NET November 30 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2025 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 15-10 launch?
Starlink Group 15-10 launched on December 2, 2025 at 05:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:10 to 06:10 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-10?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-10; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-10?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 15-10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 1, 9:28 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1081 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 15-10 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 35966, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 10, 2025, was 315 × 320 km inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-10 launch?
27 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 27 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 15-10 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink