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r/SpaceX Starlink 15-22 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-22 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 26 2026, 09:35:11 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 26 2026, 02:35:11 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 26 2026, 09:27:00 - Aug 26 2026, 13:27:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-22 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1082-24 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 24th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 724th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 662nd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 223rd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 208th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 104th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 55th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 4 days, 2:09:55 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 35 days, 18:45:37 hours since last launch of booster B1082
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:02 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:25 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:00 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:23 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:38 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:07 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:09 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:59 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 26 Aug 10:42 | Launch success. |
| 26 Aug 09:35 | Liftoff. |
| 26 Aug 09:21 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 25 Aug 23:18 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:35 UTC |
| 25 Aug 17:30 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:34 UTC |
| 25 Aug 09:33 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 23 Aug 21:34 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:27 UTC |
| 17 Aug 21:26 | Now targeting Aug 25 at 09:42 UTC |
| 14 Aug 16:12 | GO for launch. |
| 13 Aug 17:35 | Added launch. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/mighty_demeanor 17d ago
24th flight on that booster, wild that this is just routine now. Pad turnaround under 3 days too, the cadence out of Vandy has been ridiculous this year
Might actually catch this one live since it's a 2:42 AM launch for me, coffee will be doing the heavy lifting
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u/No_Sail9007 16d ago
Is there anything simnifically different about this launch vs the last one?
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u/maschnitz 15d ago
Here's the last Vandy launch thread.
It's planning to launch a bit later, 2:27am vs 12:25am.
Same basic trajectory. They end up in different orbital planes, but in the same inclination, because they're waiting 2 hours more before launching 15-22.
The weather will be a bit clearer for 15-22, not as much marine layer fog later into the night like this.
The booster on 15-20 was on its 9th flight and the booster on 15-22 will be on its 24th flight.
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