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Starlink Group 15-21

Falcon 9 Block 5

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HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Sunday November 1 2026, 05:11:00 UTC

StatusGo

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

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-provenB1103

active7th flight

Flights6

Landings6/6100%

Fastest turn26d 8h

Targeting ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

21d 21h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 6

Launch intel

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%Wind4 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud100%Temp21°C

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

NWS forecast at 2026-10-21T18:00:00.000Z: 93% PoP · 7.3 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

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

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+00:01:08

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+00:08:21

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:53:03

SES-2

T+00:53:05

SECO-2

T+01:01:55

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSunday November 1 2026, 05:11:00 UTC→Sunday November 1 2026, 09:11:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record639/640 successful

Landings625/630