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Starlink Group 15-12

Launched

December 14, 2025 · 05:49 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 15-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 14, 2025 at 05:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:20 to 09:20 UTC. It was SpaceX's 616th launch, 167th this year and humanity's 7,154th orbital launch attempt. It was the 523rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 162nd this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36230, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 20, 2025, was 304 × 309 km inclined 70.0°. 27 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1093 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-14 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
523rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 162nd this yearSpaceX's 616th launch167th this yearhumanity's 7,154th orbital launch attempt305th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination
304 × 309 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
227.1°Ascending node
299 d agoElement epoch2025-12-20 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 36230 · NORAD 67075 · 2025-298 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects

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Object
STARLINK-36230
Object ID
2025-298A
Epoch
2025-12-20 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.91092329 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0003988
Inclination
69.9988°
Ascending node
227.1462°
Arg. of perigee
269.3524°
Mean anomaly
359.3497°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
228
B*
-0.0051034

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 3 min
  1. T+1M12SMax-Q
  2. T+2M26SMECO
  3. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M36SSES-1
  5. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M25SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M39SSECO-1
  11. T+54M15SSES-2
  12. T+54M17SSECO-2
  13. T+1H3M8SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

27 catalogued: 27 payloads; 27 still in orbit

  • Starlink 36230 · NORAD 67075 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36240 · NORAD 67076 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36243 · NORAD 67077 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36236 · NORAD 67078 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36159 · NORAD 67079 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36158 · NORAD 67080 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35864 · NORAD 67081 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36035 · NORAD 67082 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36170 · NORAD 67083 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36166 · NORAD 67084 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35794 · NORAD 67085 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35841 · NORAD 67086 · in orbit
Show 15 more payloads
  • Starlink 35842 · NORAD 67087 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35882 · NORAD 67088 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35763 · NORAD 67089 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36060 · NORAD 67090 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36097 · NORAD 67091 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35792 · NORAD 67092 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35784 · NORAD 67093 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36202 · NORAD 67094 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36227 · NORAD 67095 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36228 · NORAD 67096 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36222 · NORAD 67097 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36205 · NORAD 67098 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36193 · NORAD 67099 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36215 · NORAD 67100 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36200 · NORAD 67101 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

237th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 63rd this year · 851st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 13, 9:49 PM PST, at night

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

3 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 14, 2025 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 14 at 05:49 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/13/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 14 at 05:35 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/13/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 14 at 05:20 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/5/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-12 launch?

Starlink Group 15-12 launched on December 14, 2025 at 05:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:20 to 09:20 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-12?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-12; Watch Live: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-12?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-12 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 13, 9:49 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1093 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-12 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 36230, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 20, 2025, was 304 × 309 km inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-12 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 15-12 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink