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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Saturday August 22 2026, 07:25:16 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee265 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination70.01°

Launch heading 163° · SSE from Starlink 15-20.

OrbitStarlink 15-20› conehigh

1 70176U 26193A 26234.35244213 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 70176 70.0075 157.3750 0009415 261.2853 113.3213 16.05752524 07

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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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

Flights10

Landings10/10100%

Fastest turn23d 12h

Recovered · 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 · 9

Mission Video

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20by Andrew Schoening

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind8 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud90%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

9.1 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 1827 m above freezing 3228 m (11% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

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 record633/634 successful

Landings619/624