Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16
Falcon 9 Block 5 is scheduled to launch the Starlink Group 15-16 mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, no earlier than Oct 24, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16
Launched Oct 24, 2026 2:29:00 PMGo
Flight direction
155° SSE
measured on the last launch of this series · inclination 70.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Night launch: the flame can be seen as a rising, flickering light from hundreds of kilometers away.
- Bakersfieldabout 167 km away: look southwest, low on the horizon
- Los Angelesabout 227 km away: look west, low on the horizon
- Long Beachabout 243 km away: look northwest, low on the horizon
- Fresnoabout 247 km away: look south, low on the horizon
- Anaheimabout 263 km away: look west, low on the horizon
- Santa Anaabout 271 km away: look west, low on the horizon
- Irvineabout 278 km away: look northwest, low on the horizon
- Riversideabout 305 km away: look west, low on the horizon
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Oct 24 · 2:29:00 PM · in 5.6 days
- Status
- Go
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA