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Starlink Group 17-10

Launched

September 13, 2025 · 17:55 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 17-10 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 13, 2025 at 17:55 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:41 to 19:41 UTC. It was SpaceX's 568th launch, 119th this year and humanity's 7,062nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 476th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 115th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 28th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35267, one of 24 catalogued objects, from September 23, 2025, was 323 × 325 km inclined 97.6°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1071 · flight 28 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 43 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 13-4 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
476th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 115th this yearSpaceX's 568th launch119th this yearhumanity's 7,062nd orbital launch attempt213th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.6°Inclination
323 × 325 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
328.8°Ascending node
387 d agoElement epoch2025-09-23 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35267 · NORAD 65592 · 2025-207 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects

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Object
STARLINK-35267
Object ID
2025-207A
Epoch
2025-09-23 16:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.84965219 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00014434
Inclination
97.5973°
Ascending node
328.7515°
Arg. of perigee
76.9951°
Mean anomaly
135.602°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
279
B*
-0.0056550295

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 2 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−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M55SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M39SSES-2
  22. T+53M41SSECO-2
  23. T+1H2M31SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35267 · NORAD 65592 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35269 · NORAD 65593 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35191 · NORAD 65594 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35261 · NORAD 65595 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35253 · NORAD 65596 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35263 · NORAD 65597 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35248 · NORAD 65598 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35245 · NORAD 65599 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35229 · NORAD 65600 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35234 · NORAD 65601 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35255 · NORAD 65602 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35250 · NORAD 65603 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
  • Starlink 35251 · NORAD 65604 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35171 · NORAD 65605 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35195 · NORAD 65606 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35156 · NORAD 65607 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35185 · NORAD 65608 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35053 · NORAD 65609 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35178 · NORAD 65610 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35186 · NORAD 65611 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35154 · NORAD 65612 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35162 · NORAD 65613 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35206 · NORAD 65614 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35174 · NORAD 65615 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

216th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 42nd this year · 830th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 13, 10:55 AM PDT, in daylight

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

3 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 6 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 9/13/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 9/13/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 13 at 17:55 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/13/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2025 · source

  • Added launch per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 17-10 launch?

Starlink Group 17-10 launched on September 13, 2025 at 17:55 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:41 to 19:41 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-10?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-10; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-10 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - September 13, 2025; Watch Live: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California on Falcon 9 rocket. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-10?

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

Where did Starlink Group 17-10 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 13, 10:55 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 28th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 17-10 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35267, one of 24 catalogued objects, from September 23, 2025, was 323 × 325 km inclined 97.6°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-10 launch?

24 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 24 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).