Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-25 — Post-launch Report

Executive takeaway

The launch added 28 v2‑Mini Starlink satellites, helping the constellation surpass 10,000 operational satellites and expanding global broadband coverage (Source 5). The v2‑Mini design delivers up to 96 Gbps per satellite, quadrupling capacity over earlier versions and enhancing service quality (Source 10). This growth intensifies competition with other LEO broadband providers such as OneWeb, influencing the commercial satellite‑internet market (Source 15).

Compute signal

The v2‑Mini satellites are pure communications payloads that provide broadband internet; they do not carry dedicated AI/ML or edge‑compute hardware, but they generate large volumes of user data and perform routing via ground‑segment links (Source 1, Source 5).

Outcome

The Falcon 9 launch succeeded, deploying 28 Starlink v2‑Mini satellites and achieving a successful drone‑ship landing of booster B1097, further expanding the Starlink constellation (Source 6, Source 16).

Sources

• Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-25 – SpaceLaunchNow
• Starlink Group 11-25 – Next Spaceflight
• List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches – Wikipedia
• Starlink 2024 Progress Report – Starlink.com PDF
• SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 – Spaceflight Now
• Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-25 – RocketLaunch.org