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Falcon 9 Block 5 | R-1

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | R-1
Start: 2026-08-15T21:52:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

SpaceX's 717th launch · 98th this year · humanity's 7,365th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--August 15, 2026 · 21:52 UTCAdd to calendar

TBC

Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.

Window: Aug 15, 21:52 – Aug 16, 02:35 UTC

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Airspace & maritime notices

Closure posted

Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)
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R-1

Possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches. Details TBD.

Unknown · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

Unknown F9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · zone record 216/224

Watch

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Updates

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Aug 15, 2:52 PM PDT

287 launches from this pad · 903 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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