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Starlink Group 15-3

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Saturday May 10 2025, 00:19:50 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

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 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1081

active14th flight

Flights28

Landings28/28100%

Fastest turn24d 19h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

55d 17h since last flight

Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.

Previous flights · 26

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud98%Temp18°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 21396 m above freezing 2805 m (78% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 21396 m, mean 3355 m, 78% cover, freezing 2805 m · 2 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 9.5 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil

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+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:54

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:06

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:30

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:50

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:13

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:53:36

SES-2

T+00:53:38

SECO-2

T+01:02:30

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday May 10 2025, 00:03:40 UTC→Saturday May 10 2025, 02:21:19 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598