Starlink Group 15-18

1. Oct 31, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC

   Starlink Group 15-18

   Launch Successful

The source has not linked another mission stage.

Reported milestones

• planned

  Stage separation after liftoff

  About 149 s

  Evidence

  Approximate planned sequence, not an observed event or video timestamp.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Booster landing after liftoff

  About 500 s

  Evidence

  Approximate planned sequence, not an observed event or video timestamp.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Upper-stage restart after liftoff

  About 3,187 s

  Evidence

  Second Merlin Vacuum burn; approximate planned sequence.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Satellite deployment after liftoff

  About 3,719 s

  Evidence

  Approximate planned release of this batch; not confirmation of service activation.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25

Payload & science

• planned

  Starlink satellites

  27

  Evidence

  Payload count announced for Group 15-18.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25

What changed between flights?

Previous recorded flight of the same booster: Starlink Group 15-27, Sep 20, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.

Assigned hardware

Mission details

• planned

  Booster

  B1093

  Evidence

  Exact assigned launcher in the production mission record; provider ID 193.

  • Canonical mission record ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Booster flight

  18

  Evidence

  Planned flight number, confirmed by the operator; not completed flights.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗
  • Canonical mission record ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Recovery ship

  Of Course I Still Love You

  Evidence

  Planned Pacific Ocean first-stage recovery.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25
• planned

  Mission description

  Starlink Group 15-18 is a planned delivery of 27 satellites to SpaceX’s broadband constellation in low Earth orbit. Falcon 9’s upper stage is scheduled to restart its engine before releasing the stack more than an hour after liftoff. Deployment is a separate milestone from the first stage’s earlier recovery attempt in the Pacific.

  Evidence

  Reviewed description for the existing mission record, based on the cited mission authorities; plans and reported outcomes are distinguished in the wording.

  • Starlink 15-18 mission and flight sequence ↗
  • Falcon 9 second stage and fairing ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25

Reporting

Starlink 15-18 sends B1093 back for an 18th flight

A 27-satellite mission pairs a veteran booster with an hour-long deployment sequence. The upper stage keeps working long after the planned Pacific landing.