Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-16 from Vandenberg

27 October 2026, 07:25 GMT

A Falcon 9 first stage descending towards a drone ship in the Pacific — Photo: SpaceX, Wikimedia Commons, CC0

SpaceX launched Starlink Group 15-16 on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California, on 27 October at 07:25 UTC. The first stage, B1082, was making its 26th flight.

It landed on the drone ship OCISLY.

Sources

Launch page: Falcon 9, Starlink Group 15-16

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