Falcon 9 Lit Up Lompoc at 2:35 A.M. — 27 More Starlink Satellites Up
SpaceX launched Starlink Group 15-22 from Vandenberg before dawn Wednesday and landed the booster. Next window: September 1.
If you were up at 2:35 this morning and felt the windows hum, that was the neighborhood export leaving on schedule. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, carrying the Starlink Group 15-22 batch — 27 more broadband satellites bound for low-Earth orbit.
The booster, tail number B1082, was flying for the 24th time; it landed on the drone ship offshore a few minutes after liftoff, and the satellites were placed into their target orbit. A textbook predawn launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East — the kind Lompoc gets a front-row seat to more than any town in America.
Missed it? The next one is close
Launch windows move, but the board is busy: Starlink Group 15-23 is currently targeting the early hours of Tuesday, September 1, with another batch penciled in for September 4. We sync the current windows from launch-tracking data every day, so the events calendar is the freshest time we have — check it before you set the alarm.
Where to watch next time
For a middle-of-the-night launch, your own driveway works. If you want the fuller experience, our launch viewing guide covers the classic spots around town and what to bring.
Launch details via Spaceflight Now; upcoming windows from public launch-tracking data, subject to change.
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