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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27 from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 20 Sep 2026 01:47:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 01:47 UTC and ran 240 minutes; the vehicle flew at the opening.
The first stage, B1093, was making its 18th flight.
It landed on Of Course I Still Love You, 574 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
SpaceX has now flown 743 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 228.
It was the 306th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.
| Liftoff | 20 Sep 2026 01:47:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1093 (flight 18) |
| Recovery | Landed — Of Course I Still Love You |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:29:42 GMT.