SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 11-19 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - October 19, 2025

Launch Date: October 19, 2025 (PDT) Launch Time: 12:24 p.m. PDT, 1924 UTC, 21:24 CEST Launch Window: Open until 2:24 p.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: Southeast Launch Status: Nominal orbit insertion, Falcon 9 booster landed successfully on the droneship Mission: Starlink Group 11-19 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1088 - Turnaround time 29 days) Flight for the Booster: 11 Previous Flights of the Booster: 10 - NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, and six Starlink missions Droneship: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff