Liftoff from the California coast
A Falcon 9 vehicle lifted off from launch complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the evening, carrying 27 Starlink spacecraft. The ignition occurred at 6:28 p.m. local Pacific time, equivalent to 9:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 1:28 a.m. Coordinated Universal Time.
Mission supporting the constellation
The flight, identified as Starlink 15-14, added 27 new broadband relay nodes to the operator's low Earth orbit network. The deployment continues the systematic expansion of global internet coverage through orbital infrastructure.
- Launch site: Pad 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Mission label: Starlink 15-14
- Payload: 27 broadband satellites
- Destination: Low Earth orbit (LEO)
According to the brief announcement, the operation proceeded on schedule. No further information regarding payload placement or booster recovery was provided in the initial report.