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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-17

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-17
Start: 2026-03-26T23:03:19Z
End: 2026-03-27T03:03:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Thursday, 26 March 202623:03 UTC

Mission Data

🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002

Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

Vehicle FamilyFalcon

Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)

Success Streak229 consecutive

ProgramStarlink · Communication Constellation

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#67

Agency Launches This Year#38

Launches From This Pad307

Launches From This Site923

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Launch updates

27 Mar 2026, 00:09 UTC
Launch success.
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26 Mar 2026, 23:03 UTC
Liftoff.
26 Mar 2026, 22:52 UTC
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
26 Mar 2026, 20:54 UTC
Tweaked T-0.
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26 Mar 2026, 19:18 UTC
T-0 is accurate to the second.
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25 Mar 2026, 16:13 UTC
Now targeting Mar 26 at 23:03 UTC
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25 Mar 2026, 04:21 UTC
Now targeting Mar 26 at 02:39 UTC
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24 Mar 2026, 16:52 UTC
Now targeting Mar 25 at 23:03 UTC
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13 Mar 2026, 20:10 UTC
Updated launch window.
10 Mar 2026, 19:44 UTC
Added launch.
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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.