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Starlink Group 15-15

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Daytime launch: visible as an exhaust trail near the pad.

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  • Santa Barbara, CA87 kmSW, up to 60° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Los Angeles, CA227 kmSSW, up to 51° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Fresno, CA246 kmSSE, up to 17° from T+1:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • San Jose, CA322 kmSSE, up to 12° from T+1:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • San Diego, CA384 kmSSW, up to 66° from T+1:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Tijuana, Mexico406 kmSW, up to 70° from T+2:00Exhaust trail in daylight

Estimates from a typical ascent toward the likely orbit. Real trajectories, cloud and haze vary; the farther away, the lower and shorter the view.

Mission

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

Launch time (UTC)
Oct 20, 22:14 UTC
Precision
Minute
Window
Oct 20, 22:14 UTC – Oct 21, 02:14 UTC
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E

Rocket · Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Liftoff mass
549 t
Liftoff thrust
7,607 kN
To LEO
22,800 kg
To GTO
8,300 kg
Track record
639 / 640 successful
Success streak
342
First flight
2018-05-11
Reusable
Yes

Booster

  • B1063 — 36th flight. Landing (ASDS) on Of Course I Still Love You.

Mission timeline

  1. T−38:00GO for Prop Load
  2. T−35:00Prop Load
  3. T−35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−07:00Engine Chill
  6. T−01:00Tank Press
  7. T−01:00Startup
  8. T−00:45GO for Launch
  9. T−00:03Ignition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+01:08Max-Q
  12. T+02:26MECO
  13. T+02:29Stage 2 Separation
  14. T+02:36SES-1
  15. T+02:58Fairing Separation
  16. T+06:01Entry Burn Startup
  17. T+06:24Entry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+08:00Stage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+08:23Stage 1 Landing
  20. T+08:39SECO-1
  21. T+53:11SES-2
  22. T+53:12SECO-2
  23. T+1:02:03Starlink Deployment

This is the 246th orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, SpaceX's 122nd launch this year, the 304th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.

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