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Starlink Group 15-14

Launched

July 14, 2026 · 01:28 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

SpaceX launched Starlink Group 15-14 via a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg SFB. The mission successfully placed 27 satellites into target orbits to support the Starlink space-based Internet communication system.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1093 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 28 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-54 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
608th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 82nd this yearSpaceX's 703rd launch84th this yearhumanity's 7,339th orbital launch attempt166th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: representative

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34.6°Inclination
90°Launch azimuth

Target from padside's flight model. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 1 min
  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−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M8SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  16. T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+52M20SSES-2
  22. T+52M21SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M11SStarlink Deployment

About this launch

Starlink Group 15-14 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 14, 2026 at 01:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:16 to 02:16 UTC. It was SpaceX's 703rd launch, 84th this year and humanity's 7,339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 608th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 82nd this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

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

Official page: SpaceX

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Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

282nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 44th this year · 898th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 13, 6:28 PM PDT, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

2 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 14, 2026 · source

Show 8 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 7/14/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 14 at 01:28 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 14 at 01:17 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 14 at 01:16 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 13 at 22:38 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/3/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 13 at 08:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/30/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/29/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-14 launch?

Starlink Group 15-14 launched on July 14, 2026 at 01:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:16 to 02:16 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-14?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-14; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-14?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 15-14 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 13, 6:28 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1093 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit was Starlink Group 15-14 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.

Which program is Starlink Group 15-14 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink