SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 15-22
Launched
August 26, 2026 · 09:35 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Falcon 9 Block 5 successfully delivered Starlink Group 15-22 — 27 satellites — to orbit, expanding SpaceX's space-based internet network.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 15-22The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 24 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 35 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-39 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 627th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 101st this yearSpaceX's 723rd launch104th this yearhumanity's 7,377th orbital launch attempt204th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38373 · NORAD 100502 · 2026-197A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38373
- Object ID
- 2026-197A
- Epoch
- 2026-09-24 21:34:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.7764475 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00042661
- Inclination
- 69.9998°
- Ascending node
- 109.1138°
- Arg. of perigee
- 278.2978°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.7738°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 468
- B*
- 0.00088321755
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M57SFairing Separation
- T+6M2SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M25SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+53M7SSES-2
- T+53M9SSECO-2
- T+1H1M59SStarlink Deployment
About this launch
Starlink Group 15-22 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 26, 2026 at 09:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:27 to 13:27 UTC. It was SpaceX's 723rd launch, 104th this year and humanity's 7,377th orbital launch attempt. It was the 627th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 101st this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 24th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38373, one of 27 catalogued objects, from August 31, 2026, was 275 × 281 km inclined 70.0°.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
News
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from VandenbergThe Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:34 a.m. PDT (5:34 a.m. EDT / 0934 UTC).
Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy to launch Roman telescope, Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellitesThis week will see five orbital launches from China, the United States, and French Guiana.…
Airspace and maritime notices
1 notice filed by the US Coast Guard
- Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
293rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 55th this year · 909th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 26, 2:35 AM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/26/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 8/26/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:35 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:34 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/25/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:27 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 25 at 09:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/17/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/14/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/13/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 15-22 launch?
Starlink Group 15-22 launched on August 26, 2026 at 09:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:27 to 13:27 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-22?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-22; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-22?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 15-22 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 26, 2:35 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 24th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 15-22 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38373, one of 27 catalogued objects, from August 31, 2026, was 275 × 281 km inclined 70.0°.
Which program is Starlink Group 15-22 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink