NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink Group 13-4

Launch Time
Thu Jul 31, 2025 18:35 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1071

Flight #27
38 day turnaround
500th Falcon recovery attempt
485th successful Falcon recovery
68th consecutive successful Falcon recovery
142nd consecutive successful Falcon landing

Mission Details

Starlink Group 13-4

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second-generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.

The previous Group 13 mission (13-1) carried two classified payloads (USA 485 & 486), suspected to be Starshield payloads, in addition to its Starlink payload. The announced payload of 19 Starlink satellites on this launch indicates that this mission may similarly carry more classified payloads, as previous recent missions to this inclination have included 24 Starlink satellites, 5 more than are on this mission.

Manufacturer/Operator: SpaceX
Payloads: 19
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2025

169th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

537th mission
97th mission of 2025
525th successful mission
31st consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

512th mission
94th mission of 2025
508th successful mission
157th consecutive successful mission