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Starlink Group 15-24

Launched

September 6, 2026 · 14:26 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 launched Starlink Group 15-24 from Vandenberg, adding 27 satellites to the constellation that provides space-based Internet connectivity.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1088 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 21 days after its previous flight, USSF-366 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
629th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 103rd this yearSpaceX's 726th launch107th this yearhumanity's 7,385th orbital launch attempt212th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

256 × 261 km · 70.0°At launchearliest tracked set, 2026-09-09
70.0°Inclination
417 × 421 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
193.5°Ascending node
10 d agoElement epoch2026-10-06 06:00 UTC · stale

STARLINK-38345 · NORAD 100615 · 2026-204A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects

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Object
STARLINK-38345
Object ID
2026-204A
Epoch
2026-10-06 06:00:04 UTC
Mean motion
15.51627214 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0003341
Inclination
69.9999°
Ascending node
193.4861°
Arg. of perigee
271.3714°
Mean anomaly
215.7222°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
595
B*
0.0010360767

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent simulated from a published stage table. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 2 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−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+2M57SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M25SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M21SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M38SSECO-1
  21. T+53M9SSES-2
  22. T+53M10SSECO-2
  23. T+1H2M1SStarlink Deployment

About this launch

Starlink Group 15-24 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 6, 2026 at 14:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:59 to 14:59 UTC. It was SpaceX's 726th launch, 107th this year and humanity's 7,385th orbital launch attempt. It was the 629th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 103rd this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 19th 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-38345, one of 27 catalogued objects, from September 9, 2026, was 256 × 261 km inclined 70.0°.

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

Official page: SpaceX

News

2 stories

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

295th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 57th this year · 911th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 6, 7:26 AM PDT, in daylight

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

4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 6, 2026 · source

Show 8 earlier updates

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 9/6/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 9/6/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/6/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 06 at 11:13 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 06 at 10:59 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 8/28/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 05 at 11:13 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/26/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/21/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-24 launch?

Starlink Group 15-24 launched on September 6, 2026 at 14:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:59 to 14:59 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-24?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-24; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-24?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-24 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 6, 7:26 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1088 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-24 reach?

The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38345, one of 27 catalogued objects, from September 9, 2026, was 256 × 261 km inclined 70.0°.

Which program is Starlink Group 15-24 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink