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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-18

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

Sunday, 8 March 202611:00 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-18

Mission Data

SpaceX
🇺🇸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#48
Agency Launches This Year#29
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

  1. Launch successful.

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  2. Liftoff!

  3. Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  4. Now targeting Mar 08 at 11:00 UTC

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  5. Now targeting Mar 08 at 10:59 UTC

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  6. Confirmed rescheduled for March 8.

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  7. Apparently scrubbed for the day.

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  8. Launch attempt scrubbed. New date TBD

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  9. Now targeting Mar 07 at 14:55 UTC

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  10. Now targeting Mar 07 at 14:33 UTC

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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.