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Starlink Group 15-20

Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Saturday August 22 2026, 07:25:00 UTC

StatusGo

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1100

active9th flight

Flights8

Landings8/8100%

Fastest turn23d 12h

Targeting ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

27d 15h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster, with a special “100” logo in lieu of the usual serial number style painted on the booster.

Previous flights · 8

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%Wind5 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud90%Temp18°C

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:23

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:00

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:23

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:52:58

SES-2

T+00:52:59

SECO-2

T+01:01:49

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday August 22 2026, 07:25:00 UTC→Saturday August 22 2026, 11:25:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record619/620 successful

Landings605/610