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Starlink Group 15-25

Launched

October 13, 2026 · 00:28 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4E, successfully delivering a batch of 27 satellites to orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1088 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 36 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-24 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
638th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 112th this yearSpaceX's 737th launch118th this yearhumanity's 7,413th orbital launch attempt240th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

250 × 259 km · 70.0°At launchearliest tracked set, 2026-10-15
70.0°Inclination
253 × 258 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
95.3°Ascending node
9 h agoElement epoch2026-10-16 00:00 UTC

STARLINK-38435 · NORAD 101004 · 2026-232A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects

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Object
STARLINK-38435
Object ID
2026-232A
Epoch
2026-10-16 00:00:02 UTC
Mean motion
16.0954804 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00039306
Inclination
70.001°
Ascending node
95.339°
Arg. of perigee
277.2921°
Mean anomaly
183.8235°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
172
B*
-0.0017747071

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 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+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M58SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M24SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M5SSES-2
  22. T+53M6SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M57SStarlink Deployment

About this launch

Starlink Group 15-25 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 13, 2026 at 00:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:00 to 03:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 737th launch, 118th this year and humanity's 7,413th orbital launch attempt. It was the 638th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 112th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 20th 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-38435, one of 27 catalogued objects, from October 15, 2026, was 250 × 259 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

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Airspace and maritime notices

2 notices filed by the US Coast Guard

  • US Coast Guard marine safety information · 2 notices · Expired
    • Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

      Matched by notice text · Source

    • Sector Los Angeles, Territorial Sea/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Government Supported (Hazardous)

      Matched by proximity to the pad · Source

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

302nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 64th this year · 918th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 12, 5:28 PM PDT, in daylight

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

2 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 13, 2026 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/13/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:28 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2026 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:11 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 12 at 23:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 11 at 23:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Oct 10 at 23:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2026 · source

  • Updated launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/22/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 15-25 launch?

Starlink Group 15-25 launched on October 13, 2026 at 00:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:00 to 03:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 15-25?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-25; SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 27 Starlink satellites; SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with Starlink 15-25. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 15-25?

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

Where did Starlink Group 15-25 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 12, 5:28 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1088 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 15-25 reach?

The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38435, one of 27 catalogued objects, from October 15, 2026, was 250 × 259 km inclined 70.0°.

Which program is Starlink Group 15-25 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink