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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-16 from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 27 Oct 2026 07:25:51 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 04:45 UTC and ran 240 minutes. Liftoff came 161 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1082, was making its 26th 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 | 27 Oct 2026 07:25:51 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1082 (flight 26) |
| 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 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:26:36 GMT.