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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-35

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

Tuesday, 7 April 202602:50 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-35

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#78
Agency Launches This Year#42
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 success.

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  2. Liftoff.

  3. Now targeting Apr 07 at 02:50 UTC

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  4. Now targeting Apr 07 at 02:49 UTC

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  5. Confirmed rescheduled for April 6.

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  6. Scrub due to upper level windshear.

  7. Now targeting Apr 06 at 02:56 UTC

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  8. Now targeting Apr 06 at 02:42 UTC

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  9. Now targeting Apr 05 at 23:03 UTC

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  10. Now targeting Apr 04 at 23:03 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.