Starlink Group 15-25 launch and booster recovery

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base and recovered the Falcon 9 first stage on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific.

Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 5:28 p.m. Pacific time on October 12. SpaceX's completed-mission update reports the 27-satellite launch to low-Earth orbit and the first stage's droneship landing, closing the mission's launch and recovery phases with a booster flying for the twentieth time.

Headline metrics

Satellites launched	27	Starlink satellites launched to low-Earth orbit.
Booster flight	20th	Flight number for the Falcon 9 first stage supporting this mission.
Launch time	5:28 p.m. PT	October 12, 2026, as reported on SpaceX's mission page.

Highlights

California launchFalcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
First-stage recoveryThe booster landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
High-flight boosterThe same first stage had previously supported NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, USSF-366, and 14 Starlink missions.

Resources

SpaceX Starlink 15-25 mission pagespacex.com