Starlink Group 15-25
Falcon 9 Block 5. Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Launch Successful
- Recovery
- B1088: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, Of Course I Still Love You, successful
1 Landed
- Your Time
- UTC
- At the Pad
Starlink Group 15-25
SpaceX
Mission
Communications, Low Earth Orbit
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Countdown Sequence
Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources
Sequence Ended · Success
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:01:00
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:00:00
- T+00:01:08
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:26
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:29
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:36
SES-1
First start of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:58
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:06:01
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:06:24
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:08:00
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:08:23
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:08:39
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:53:05
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:53:06
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+01:01:57
Starlink Deployment
Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket
Planned Time Elapsed
Schedule History
Every T-0 since tracking began, as precisely as it was known
- First Seen
Slip +1d
Slip +1d
Slip +2h 30m
Earlier −2h 30m
Slip +1h 11m
Earlier −3s
Slip +16mCurrent
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
Launch success.
StatusIn Flight → Success
WebcastWebcast ended
RecoveryB1088: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, Of Course I Still Love You, successfulLanding successful
Liftoff.
StatusGo → In Flight
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
WebcastWebcast is live
Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:28 UTC
Slip +16mNow targeting
Tweaked T-0.
Earlier −3sNow targeting
Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:11 UTC
PrecisionTiming now known to the second
Slip +1h 11mNow targeting
Earlier −2h 30mNow targeting
Slip +2h 30mNow targeting
StatusHold → Go
StatusGo → Hold
Now targeting Oct 12 at 23:00 UTC
Slip +1dNow targeting
Now targeting Oct 11 at 23:00 UTC
Slip +1dNow targeting
Now targeting Oct 10 at 23:00 UTC
Updated launch window.
Delayed to NET October 10.
Now targeting Sep 30 at 16:00 UTC
Added launch.