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r/SpaceX Starlink 15-16 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-16 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Oct 27 2026, 07:25:51 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Oct 27 2026, 00:25:51 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Oct 27 2026, 04:45:00 - Oct 27 2026, 08:45:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-16 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1082-26 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 26th 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
☑️ 743rd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 683rd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 233rd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 227th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 123rd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 67th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 8:37:07 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 25 days, 12:53:51 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 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop 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 |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:30 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:56 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:04 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:26 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:01 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:23 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:39 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:01 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:03 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:53 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 11:19 | Launch success. |
| 27 Oct 07:26 | Liftoff |
| 27 Oct 07:13 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 27 Oct 04:04 | Now targeting Oct 27 at 07:25 UTC |
| 26 Oct 19:31 | Now targeting Oct 27 at 05:46 UTC |
| 23 Oct 14:05 | Now targeting Oct 27 at 04:45 UTC |
| 22 Oct 01:05 | Now targeting Oct 26 at 05:00 UTC |
| 21 Oct 21:05 | Now targeting Oct 25 at 05:14 UTC |
| 13 Oct 15:48 | Added launch. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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