# Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-23: launch

> Falcon 9 Block 5 by SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 05:15 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method

## Facts

- Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-23
- Mission: Starlink Group 15-23
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
- Pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): Wed, Sep 2, 08:42 UTC (2026-09-02T08:42:12.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-09-02 07:46 UTC to 2026-09-02 11:46 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

## Date history

"Seen live" means our sync saw the change when it happened; "caught up late" means Launch Library 2 made it earlier, on a day we do not know, and it is never counted as a slip.

| Observed | From | To | Kind | Shift (days) | Observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | Same-day change | 0 | seen live |
| 2026-09-02 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | Same-day change | 0 | seen live |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-15-23)

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