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Starlink Group 15-6

Launched

June 13, 2025 · 01:54 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 15-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 13, 2025 at 01:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:54 to 04:59 UTC. It was SpaceX's 524th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 6,979th orbital launch attempt. It was the 433rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 72nd this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 33977, one of 26 catalogued objects, from June 24, 2025, was 328 × 333 km inclined 70.0°. 26 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1081 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-3 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
433rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 72nd this yearSpaceX's 524th launch75th this yearhumanity's 6,979th orbital launch attempt130th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination
328 × 333 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
332.2°Ascending node
478 d agoElement epoch2025-06-24 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 33977 · NORAD 64344 · 2025-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-126A
Epoch
2025-06-24 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.82492493 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0003847
Inclination
69.9963°
Ascending node
332.1519°
Arg. of perigee
273.5513°
Mean anomaly
319.5961°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
308
B*
-0.0052003

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−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+1M6SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M53SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M15SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+52M27SSES-2
  22. T+52M28SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M20SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

26 catalogued: 26 payloads; 26 still in orbit

  • Starlink 33977 · NORAD 64344 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34426 · NORAD 64345 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34437 · NORAD 64346 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34407 · NORAD 64347 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34274 · NORAD 64348 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34301 · NORAD 64349 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34425 · NORAD 64350 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34389 · NORAD 64351 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34385 · NORAD 64352 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34431 · NORAD 64353 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34473 · NORAD 64354 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34270 · NORAD 64355 · in orbit
Show 14 more payloads
  • Starlink 34397 · NORAD 64356 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34454 · NORAD 64357 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34436 · NORAD 64358 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34291 · NORAD 64359 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34458 · NORAD 64360 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34243 · NORAD 64361 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34335 · NORAD 64362 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34408 · NORAD 64363 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34476 · NORAD 64364 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34479 · NORAD 64365 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34484 · NORAD 64366 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34483 · NORAD 64367 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34457 · NORAD 64368 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34444 · NORAD 64369 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

199th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 25th this year · 813th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT, in daylight

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

4 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 13, 2025 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/13/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/13/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/12/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/2/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-6 launch?

Starlink Group 15-6 launched on June 13, 2025 at 01:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:54 to 04:59 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-6?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-6; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-6 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - June 12, 2025; Live: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-6?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-6 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1081 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-6 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 33977, one of 26 catalogued objects, from June 24, 2025, was 328 × 333 km inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-6 launch?

26 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 26 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 15-6 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink