SpaceX

Starlink Group 15-13

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Wednesday December 17 2025, 15:27:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Mission

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

Launch Timeline

In-flight

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:54

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:10

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:33

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:03

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:27

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:52:23

SES-2

T+00:52:25

SECO-2

T+01:01:15

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowWednesday December 17 2025, 15:10:00 UTC→Wednesday December 17 2025, 19:10:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

Starlink Group 15-13

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Wednesday December 17 2025, 15:27:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

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-provenB1063

active30th flight

Flights35

Landings35/35100%

Fastest turn28d 15h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

46d 18h since last flight

Notable launches include Sentinel-6 and Dart.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud66%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 17519 m, mean 2718 m, 65% cover, freezing 3226 m · 10.8 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 17519 m above freezing 3226 m (65% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

In-flight

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:54

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:10

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:33

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:03

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:27

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:52:23

SES-2

T+00:52:25

SECO-2

T+01:01:15

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowWednesday December 17 2025, 15:10:00 UTC→Wednesday December 17 2025, 19:10:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1063

active30th flight

Flights35

Landings35/35100%

Fastest turn28d 15h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

46d 18h since last flight

Notable launches include Sentinel-6 and Dart.

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud66%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 17519 m, mean 2718 m, 65% cover, freezing 3226 m · 10.8 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 17519 m above freezing 3226 m (65% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus