SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 15-7
Launched
June 28, 2025 · 17:13 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 15-7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 28, 2025 at 17:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:47 to 17:46 UTC. It was SpaceX's 533rd launch, 84th this year and humanity's 6,995th orbital launch attempt. It was the 442nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 81st this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 34497, one of 26 catalogued objects, from July 3, 2025, was 299 × 305 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
- B1088 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 20 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-8 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 442nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 81st this yearSpaceX's 533rd launch84th this yearhumanity's 6,995th orbital launch attempt146th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 34497 · NORAD 64696 · 2025-142 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-142A
- Epoch
- 2025-07-03 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92596628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004039
- Inclination
- 69.9954°
- Ascending node
- 237.1484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.2649°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.7727°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 197
- B*
- -0.0033877
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M6SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M53SFairing Separation
- T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M30SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+52M36SSES-2
- T+52M38SSECO-2
- T+1H1M30SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
26 catalogued: 26 payloads; 26 still in orbit
- Starlink 34497 · NORAD 64696 · in orbit
- Starlink 34584 · NORAD 64697 · in orbit
- Starlink 34535 · NORAD 64698 · in orbit
- Starlink 34600 · NORAD 64699 · in orbit
- Starlink 34560 · NORAD 64700 · in orbit
- Starlink 34576 · NORAD 64701 · in orbit
- Starlink 34322 · NORAD 64702 · in orbit
- Starlink 34470 · NORAD 64703 · in orbit
- Starlink 34405 · NORAD 64704 · in orbit
- Starlink 34406 · NORAD 64705 · in orbit
- Starlink 34559 · NORAD 64706 · in orbit
- Starlink 34316 · NORAD 64707 · in orbit
Show 14 more payloads
- Starlink 34563 · NORAD 64708 · in orbit
- Starlink 34499 · NORAD 64709 · in orbit
- Starlink 34447 · NORAD 64710 · in orbit
- Starlink 34312 · NORAD 64711 · in orbit
- Starlink 34515 · NORAD 64712 · in orbit
- Starlink 34583 · NORAD 64713 · in orbit
- Starlink 34574 · NORAD 64714 · in orbit
- Starlink 34533 · NORAD 64715 · in orbit
- Starlink 34548 · NORAD 64716 · in orbit
- Starlink 34568 · NORAD 64717 · in orbit
- Starlink 34546 · NORAD 64718 · in orbit
- Starlink 34577 · NORAD 64719 · in orbit
- Starlink 34572 · NORAD 64720 · in orbit
- Starlink 34558 · NORAD 64721 · 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
202nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 28th this year · 816th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 28, 10:13 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
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Questions
When did Starlink Group 15-7 launch?
Starlink Group 15-7 launched on June 28, 2025 at 17:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:47 to 17:46 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-7?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-7; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-7 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - June 28, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-7?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 15-7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 28, 10:13 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 15-7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 34497, one of 26 catalogued objects, from July 3, 2025, was 299 × 305 km inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-7 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 15-7 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink