Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink v2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, adding to the constellation's Group 15 shell on a southeasterly trajectory into a LEO inclined 70 degrees. The first stage, booster B1082, landed successfully after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 15.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 626th
- of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights
- Date and time
- 26 August 2026, 09:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2026-197
- Launches in 2026
- 206th of 243
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