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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20

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August 22, 2026 · 07:25 UTCAdd to calendar

Launch Successful
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SpaceX's 721st launch · 102nd this year · humanity's 7,373rd orbital launch attempt

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Aug 22, 07:25 – Aug 22, 11:25 UTC

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Airspace & maritime notices

  • Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired

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Starlink Group 15-20

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

  • B1100 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-51 · zone record 222/230

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Flight timeline

  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+52M58SSES-2
  22. T+52M59SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M49SStarlink Deployment

Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/22/2026 · source

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 8/22/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/22/2026 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2026 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/21/2026 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/14/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/13/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Aug 22, 12:25 AM PDT

293 launches from this pad · 909 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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