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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-24

Go for Launch · SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB

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Flight dynamics

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Window11:28 UTC → 15:28 UTC
Provider record721 flights
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:28:00 GMT

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Sequence of events

T−38:00GO for Prop Load
T−35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
T−35:00Prop Load
T−16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
T−07:00Engine Chill
T−01:00Startup
T−01:00Tank Press
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Full sequence, ticking

Flight Plan

23 milestones · Launch Library 2

Every milestone the provider published for this flight.

  1. T-38:00GO for Prop LoadLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
  2. T-35:00Stage 1 LOX LoadStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
  3. T-35:00Prop LoadStart of propelland loading
  4. T-16:00Stage 2 LOX LoadStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
  5. T-7:00Engine ChillStart of engine chilling
  6. T-1:00StartupThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
  7. T-1:00Tank PressFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
  8. T-0:45GO for LaunchLaunch director verifies go for launch
  9. T-0:03IgnitionStart of the engine ignition sequence
  10. T+0:00LiftoffFirst upwards movement of the rocket
  11. T+1:08Max-QMaximum dynamic pressure
  12. T+2:25MECOCut-off of the main engine
  13. T+2:29Stage 2 SeparationSeparation of the second stage from the first
  14. T+2:36SES-1First start of the second engine
  15. T+2:57Fairing SeparationSeparation of the payload fairing
  16. T+6:01Entry Burn StartupStart of the atmospheric entry burn
  17. T+6:25Entry Burn ShutdownEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
  18. T+7:59Stage 1 Landing BurnStart of the first stage landing burn
  19. T+8:21Stage 1 LandingLanding of the first stage
  20. T+8:38SECO-1First cut-off of the second engine
  21. T+53:09SES-2Second start of the second engine
  22. T+53:10SECO-2Second cut-off of the second engine
  23. T+1:02:01Starlink DeploymentDeployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket

Planned times, published by the launch provider and carried by Launch Library 2 — not measurements. No public feed streams a rocket’s altitude or velocity during ascent, so this site does not show any. Times can move, and a hold moves everything after it.

Ascent profile

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Schedule, vehicle, pad and sequence: Launch Library 2 · trajectory and ascent: Flight Club · the clocks run on yours · data refreshes each minute