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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Sunday September 6 2026, 14:26:54 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee265 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination70.01°

Launch heading 163° · SSE from Starlink 15-24.

OrbitStarlink 15-24› conehigh

1 70187U 26204A 26249.64525463 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

2 70187 70.0073 277.8640 0010408 275.8607 098.8619 16.05732627 04

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-provenB1088

active19th flight

Flights19

Landings19/19100%

Fastest turn9d 3h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

21d 12h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-24by Andrew Schoening

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind9 m/sGusts11 m/sCloud59%Temp14°C

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX 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+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:25

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:59

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:21

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:53:09

SES-2

T+00:53:10

SECO-2

T+01:02:01

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSunday September 6 2026, 10:59:00 UTC→Sunday September 6 2026, 14:59:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record629/630 successful

Landings615/620