Manifest / 01In Flight
Starlink Group 10-39
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
T+:::
Confirmed to the minute00
01
09
49
This mission is complete.
US-A (Upravlenniye Sputnik Aktivny) were active radar satellites for ocean surveillance. The high power consumtion of the active radar required a nuclear reactor as power source. The satellites were known as RORSAT in the west. The US-AO series consisted of satellites, which tested all the system components but the nuclear reactor. They were battery powered.
Ground vector
90/19
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
11:14 AM UTC - 11:14 AM UTC
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.