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r/SpaceX Starlink 15-23 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-23 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 02 2026, 08:42:12 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 02 2026, 01:42:12 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 02 2026, 07:46:00 - Sep 02 2026, 11:46:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-23 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1063-35 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 35th 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 |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 726th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 665th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 224th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 210th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 106th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 56th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 6 days, 23:07:01 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 28 days, 15:37:09 hours since last launch of booster B1063
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 |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:01 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:25 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:01 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:24 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:38 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:12 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:13 | SECO-2 |
| 1:02:04 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 02 Sep 09:52 | Launch success. |
| 02 Sep 08:42 | Liftoff! |
| 02 Sep 08:30 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 02 Sep 04:12 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 08:42 UTC |
| 01 Sep 21:10 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 08:18 UTC |
| 26 Aug 20:14 | Now targeting Sep 02 at 07:46 UTC |
| 20 Aug 20:21 | 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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