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Mission: Starlink Group 15-25

Communications · Low Earth Orbit

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

Customers: SpaceX

Where to watch

Official Webcast Starlink Mission SpaceX · English Unofficial Re-stream SpaceX Starlink Group 15-25 The Space Devs · English Unofficial Webcast SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 27 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · English Unofficial Webcast SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with Starlink 15-25 NASASpaceflight · English

Timeline

  1. T−00:38:00 GO for Prop Load
  2. T−00:35:00 Prop Load
  3. T−00:35:00 Stage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−00:16:00 Stage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−00:07:00 Engine Chill
  6. T−00:01:00 Startup
  7. T−00:01:00 Tank Press
  8. T−00:00:45 GO for Launch
  9. T−00:00:03 Ignition
  10. T+00:00:00 Liftoff
  11. T+00:01:08 Max-Q
  12. T+00:02:26 MECO
  13. T+00:02:29 Stage 2 Separation
  14. T+00:02:36 SES-1
  15. T+00:02:58 Fairing Separation
  16. T+00:06:01 Entry Burn Startup
  17. T+00:06:24 Entry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+00:08:00 Stage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+00:08:23 Stage 1 Landing
  20. T+00:08:39 SECO-1
  21. T+00:53:05 SES-2
  22. T+00:53:06 SECO-2
  23. T+01:01:57 Starlink Deployment

Updates

  • Launch success. source
  • Liftoff. source
  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started source
  • Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:28 UTC source
  • Tweaked T-0. source
  • Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:11 UTC source
  • Now targeting Oct 12 at 23:00 UTC source
  • Now targeting Oct 11 at 23:00 UTC source
  • Now targeting Oct 10 at 23:00 UTC source
  • Updated launch window. source
  • Delayed to NET October 10. source
  • Now targeting Sep 30 at 16:00 UTC source
  • Added launch. source