Starlink Group 15-16

1. Oct 27, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC

   Starlink Group 15-16

   Launch Successful

The source has not linked another mission stage.

Reported milestones

• planned

  Planned landing after liftoff

  About 503 s

  Evidence

  Approximate T+08:23

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Planned deployment after liftoff

  About 3,713 s

  Evidence

  Approximate T+01:01:53

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23

Payload & science

• planned

  Planned satellite count

  27

  Evidence

  Provider mission description; deployment not inferred

  • Canonical Spacian mission record ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23

What changed between flights?

Previous recorded flight of the same booster: Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare), Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.

Assigned hardware

Mission details

• planned

  Assigned booster

  B1082

  Evidence

  Exact launcher-stage relationship in production

  • Full production flight record, reviewed October 24 ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Planned booster flight number

  26

  Evidence

  SpaceX assignment; not a completed flight

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Launch pad

  SLC-4E, Vandenberg

  Evidence

  Flight-specific launch site

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Recovery ship

  Of Course I Still Love You

  Evidence

  Pacific Ocean recovery attempt

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• confirmed

  Booster’s previous mission

  Transporter-18

  Evidence

  Production launcher-stage previous-flight relationship

  • Full production flight record, reviewed October 24 ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Destination orbit class

  Low Earth Orbit

  Evidence

  No exact operational shell inferred

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗

  Verified 2026-10-23
• planned

  Mission description

  Starlink Group 15-16 is a planned delivery of 27 satellites to SpaceX’s broadband constellation in low Earth orbit. Satellite deployment is scheduled more than an hour after liftoff, following a second upper-stage burn. Falcon 9’s first stage is assigned a separate recovery attempt in the Pacific, about eight minutes after launch.

  Evidence

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

  • SpaceX Starlink 15-16 mission and flight sequence ↗
  • Starlink satellite technology ↗

  Verified 2026-10-25

Reporting

Starlink 15-16 assigns B1082 its 26th flight

SpaceX plans 27 satellites from Vandenberg. B1082 is assigned another ocean recovery, while deployment is scheduled more than an hour after liftoff.