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Starlink Group 15-9

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Starlink Group 15-9

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jun 17, 03:36:50 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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+00:01:06

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:53

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:08

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:32

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:51

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:15

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:52:28

SECO-2

T+00:52:57

SES-2

T+01:01:20

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowJun 17, 03:36:50 UTC→Jun 17, 04:07:19 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632, -120.611
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
Q

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud10%Temp69°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

4000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14878 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1093
active3rd flight
Flights14
Landings14/14100%
Fastest turn21d 22h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
31d 13h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 11-11.

Previous flights · 14
  1. #15Starlink Group 15-14+28d 9hOCISLYJul 14, 2026
  2. #14Starlink Group 17-54+46d 12hOCISLYJun 15, 2026
  3. #13Starlink Group 17-36+30d 15hOCISLYApr 30, 2026
  4. #12Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)+32d 20hOCISLYMar 30, 2026
  5. #11Starlink Group 17-26+34d 8hOCISLYFeb 25, 2026