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Starlink Group 15-9

Launched

June 17, 2025 · 03:36 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 15-9 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 17, 2025 at 03:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:36 to 04:07 UTC. It was SpaceX's 526th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 6,982nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 435th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 74th this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 34419, one of 26 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2025, was 338 × 343 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
  • B1093 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 31 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-5 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
435th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 74th this yearSpaceX's 526th launch77th this yearhumanity's 6,982nd orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination
338 × 343 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
8.3°Ascending node
476 d agoElement epoch2025-06-26 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 34419 · NORAD 64412 · 2025-129 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-129A
Epoch
2025-06-26 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.78867292 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0003914
Inclination
69.9963°
Ascending node
8.2704°
Arg. of perigee
270.3871°
Mean anomaly
10.4627°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
273
B*
-0.008838

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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M6SMax-Q
  12. T+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M53SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M15SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+52M28SSECO-2
  22. T+52M57SSES-2
  23. T+1H1M20SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

26 catalogued: 26 payloads; 26 still in orbit

  • Starlink 34419 · NORAD 64412 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34275 · NORAD 64413 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34225 · NORAD 64414 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34422 · NORAD 64415 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34514 · NORAD 64416 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34487 · NORAD 64417 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34461 · NORAD 64418 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34512 · NORAD 64419 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34503 · NORAD 64420 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34498 · NORAD 64421 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34434 · NORAD 64422 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34467 · NORAD 64423 · in orbit
Show 14 more payloads
  • Starlink 34468 · NORAD 64424 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34452 · NORAD 64425 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34432 · NORAD 64426 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34480 · NORAD 64427 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34495 · NORAD 64428 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34501 · NORAD 64429 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34441 · NORAD 64430 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34524 · NORAD 64431 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34506 · NORAD 64432 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34451 · NORAD 64433 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34472 · NORAD 64434 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34478 · NORAD 64435 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34396 · NORAD 64436 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34507 · NORAD 64437 · 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

200th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 26th this year · 814th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 16, 8:36 PM PDT, in twilight

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

4 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 17, 2025 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    hitura-nobad · 6/16/2025 · source

  • Adjusted launch window.

    hitura-nobad · 6/16/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/6/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-9 launch?

Starlink Group 15-9 launched on June 17, 2025 at 03:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:36 to 04:07 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-9?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-9; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-9 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - June 16, 2025; Watch live: Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg, California with 26 SpaceX Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-9?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-9 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 16, 8:36 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1093 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-9 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 34419, one of 26 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2025, was 338 × 343 km inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-9 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 15-9 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink