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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Wednesday August 26 2026, 09:35:11 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee264 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination70.01°

Launch heading 163° · SSE from Starlink 15-22.

OrbitStarlink 15-22› conehigh

1 70180U 26197A 26238.44253472 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 70180 70.0075 193.9006 0009321 263.7967 110.0694 16.05904003 09

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-provenB1082

active24th flight

Flights24

Landings24/24100%

Fastest turn25d

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

35d 18h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster.

Previous flights · 24

Mission Video

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-22by Andrew Schoening

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind8 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud57%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

7.0 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Hazards (2)All areas →Download pack

2332/2026space debrisAug 19, 03:43Z – Aug 25, 09:29Z
HYDROPAC 2332/26. SOUTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0343Z TO 0829Z DAILY 19 THRU 25 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 25-23.00S 156-56.00W, 26-03.00S 153-24.00W, 43-04.00S 157-03.00W, 59-49.00S 163-34.00W, 59-13.00S 168-58.00W, 42-28.00S 161-17.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250929Z AUG 26.
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558/2026rocket launchAug 22, 07:25Z – Sep 26, 13:49Z
NAVAREA XII 558/26. NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING: A. 220725Z TO 221148Z AUG, ALTERNATE 230711Z TO 231134Z, 240656Z TO 241119Z, 250920Z TO 251343Z, 260906Z TO 261329Z, 270851Z TO 271314Z AND 280837Z TO 281300Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 34-28.00N 120-21.00W, 34-40.00N 120-37.00W, 34-39.00N 120-39.00W, 34-34.00N 120-39.00W, 34-19.00N 120-34.00W, 33-04.00N 119-51.00W, 32-20.00N 119-20.00W, 32-21.00N 119-18.00W, 33-03.00N 119-37.00W. B. 220725Z TO 221150Z AUG, ALTERNATE 230711Z TO 231136Z, 240656Z TO 241121Z, 250920Z TO 251345Z, 260906Z TO 261331Z, 270851Z TO 271316Z AND 280837Z TO 281302Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 31-20.00N 118-49.00W, 31-19.00N 118-50.00W, 30-36.00N 118-39.00W, 29-54.00N 118-22.00W, 29-24.00N 118-08.00W. C. 220725Z TO 221208Z AUG, ALTERNATE 230711Z TO 231154Z, 240656Z TO 241139Z, 250920Z TO 251403Z, 260906Z TO 261349Z, 270851Z TO 271334Z AND 280837Z TO 281320Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 29-24.00N 118-08.00W, 29-15.00N 118-02.00W, 29-02.00N 117-59.00W, 28-13.00N 117-21.00W, 29-36.00N 117-16.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281420Z AUG 26.

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+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:57

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:02

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:25

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:00

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:23

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:53:07

SES-2

T+00:53:09

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 August 26 2026, 09:27:00 UTC→Wednesday August 26 2026, 13:27:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record633/634 successful

Landings619/624