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Starlink Group 15-18

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Wednesday October 28 2026, 04:31:00 UTC

StatusGo

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Trajectory · hazard-aligned

4 hazard areas

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launching

West

286° · WNW

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-provenB1093

active18th flight

Flights17

Landings17/17100%

Fastest turn21d 22h

Targeting ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

38d 2h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 11-11.

Previous flights · 17

Launch intel

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud82%Temp13°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 5 nmi of cloud associated with disturbed weather (moderate+ precip, freezing level penetration).

NWS forecast at 2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z: 71% PoP

Hazards (3)All areas →Download pack

LNM 56268space operationsOct 26, 13:00Z – Nov 3, 19:00Z
Sector Los Angeles, Territorial Sea/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Government Supported (Hazardous) Hazardous operations will be conducted for Launch Operation, EREBUS operation areas are bounded by the following coordinates and times: Hazard Area A: 36.1166666667N, -123.7666666667W 36.2500000000N, -123.6666666667W 36.0666666667N, -123.1333333333W 35.3166666667N, -122.6333333333W 35.2166666667N, -122.0333333333W 35.1666666667N, -120.9833333333W 34.9500000000N, -120.6500000000W 34.6666666667N, -120.5666666667W 34.1500000000N, -120.9166666667W 34.1666666667N, -121.4166666667W 33.4666666667N, -121.2833333333W 33.4166666667N, -121.6500000000W 34.2833333333N, -122.5166666667W Hazard Period: 261300Z OCT TO 261900Z OCT 2026 021300Z NOV TO 021900Z NOV 2026 031300Z NOV TO 031900Z NOV 2026 Mariners are advised to remain clear of these areas for the duration of operations. For more details or comments contact Stratolaunch at RangeOps@stratolaunch.com, 661-584-2365, or on VHF-FM Chan. 06 or 16.
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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+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:58

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:24

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:58

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:20

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:53:07

SES-2

T+00:53:08

SECO-2

T+01:01:59

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowWednesday October 28 2026, 04:31:00 UTC→Wednesday October 28 2026, 08:31:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record640/641 successful

Landings626/631