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Starlink Group 15-2

Launched

July 16, 2025 · 02:05 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 15-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 16, 2025 at 02:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:05 to 02:59 UTC. It was SpaceX's 538th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 7,003rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 447th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 86th this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 34629, one of 26 catalogued objects, from July 22, 2025, was 300 × 305 km inclined 70.0°. 26 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1093 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 28 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-9 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
447th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 86th this yearSpaceX's 538th launch89th this yearhumanity's 7,003rd orbital launch attempt154th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination
300 × 305 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
21.6°Ascending node
450 d agoElement epoch2025-07-22 21:18 UTC · stale

Starlink 34629 · NORAD 64790 · 2025-150 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-150A
Epoch
2025-07-22 21:18:53 UTC
Mean motion
15.92497395 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0003443
Inclination
69.996°
Ascending node
21.6369°
Arg. of perigee
282.1709°
Mean anomaly
77.9112°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
140
B*
-0.00081212

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 1 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX 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+1M11SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M42SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M26SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M37SSECO-1
  21. T+52M24SSES-2
  22. T+52M26SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M16SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

26 catalogued: 26 payloads; 26 still in orbit

  • Starlink 34629 · NORAD 64790 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34697 · NORAD 64791 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34632 · NORAD 64792 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34693 · NORAD 64793 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34666 · NORAD 64794 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34567 · NORAD 64795 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34646 · NORAD 64796 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34641 · NORAD 64797 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34649 · NORAD 64798 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34662 · NORAD 64799 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34660 · NORAD 64800 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34604 · NORAD 64801 · in orbit
Show 14 more payloads
  • Starlink 34658 · NORAD 64802 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34620 · NORAD 64803 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34633 · NORAD 64804 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34624 · NORAD 64805 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34664 · NORAD 64806 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34663 · NORAD 64807 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34696 · NORAD 64808 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34675 · NORAD 64809 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34608 · NORAD 64810 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34669 · NORAD 64811 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34644 · NORAD 64812 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34685 · NORAD 64813 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34668 · NORAD 64814 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34667 · NORAD 64815 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

203rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 29th this year · 817th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 15, 7:05 PM PDT, in daylight

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

17 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 16, 2025 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/15/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET July 16 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET July 15 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-2 launch?

Starlink Group 15-2 launched on July 16, 2025 at 02:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:05 to 02:59 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-2?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-2; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live; Live: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from California with 26 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-2?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-2 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 15, 7:05 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1093 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-2 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 34629, one of 26 catalogued objects, from July 22, 2025, was 300 × 305 km inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 15-2 launch?

26 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 26 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 15-2 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink