Starlink Group 15-24

Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

1. Sun 6 Sept 2026, 15:33 UTCLL2 update

   Launch success.

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2. Sun 6 Sept 2026, 14:27 UTCLL2 update

   Liftoff!

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3. Sun 6 Sept 2026, 14:14 UTCLL2 update

   Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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4. Sun 6 Sept 2026, 11:45 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC

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5. Sat 5 Sept 2026, 22:31 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 06 at 14:26 UTC

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6. Sat 5 Sept 2026, 21:12 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 06 at 11:13 UTC

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7. Fri 28 Aug 2026, 18:41 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 06 at 10:59 UTC

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8. Wed 26 Aug 2026, 20:14 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 05 at 11:13 UTC

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Mission

Starlink Group 15-24 on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

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

Mission type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Programmes: Starlink

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minSun 6 Sept, 15:48 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minSun 6 Sept, 15:51 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 minSun 6 Sept, 15:51 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

4. T-16 minSun 6 Sept, 16:10 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minSun 6 Sept, 16:19 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minSun 6 Sept, 16:25 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

7. T-1 minSun 6 Sept, 16:25 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-45 sSun 6 Sept, 16:26 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sSun 6 Sept, 16:26 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Sun 6 Sept, 16:26 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 8 sSun 6 Sept, 16:28 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 25 sSun 6 Sept, 16:29 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 29 sSun 6 Sept, 16:29 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 36 sSun 6 Sept, 16:29 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+2 min 57 sSun 6 Sept, 16:29 CEST

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+6 min 1 sSun 6 Sept, 16:32 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+6 min 25 sSun 6 Sept, 16:33 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+7 min 59 sSun 6 Sept, 16:34 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 21 sSun 6 Sept, 16:35 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

20. T+8 min 38 sSun 6 Sept, 16:35 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

21. T+53 min 9 sSun 6 Sept, 17:20 CEST

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

22. T+53 min 10 sSun 6 Sept, 17:20 CEST

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

23. T+1 h 2 min 1 sSun 6 Sept, 17:28 CEST

    Starlink Deployment

    Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (US)

Coordinates: 34.632, -120.611