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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-36

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 17-36
Start: 2026-04-30T02:42:49Z
End: 2026-04-30T06:00:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Thursday, 30 April 202602:42 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#102

Agency Launches This Year#52

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

30 Apr 2026, 03:43 UTC
Launch success.
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30 Apr 2026, 02:43 UTC
Liftoff.
30 Apr 2026, 02:40 UTC
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
29 Apr 2026, 23:43 UTC
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:42 UTC
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29 Apr 2026, 13:58 UTC
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:37:53 UTC
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29 Apr 2026, 13:44 UTC
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:37 UTC
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20 Apr 2026, 14:41 UTC
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:00 UTC
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19 Apr 2026, 02:48 UTC
Now targeting Apr 29 at 02:00 UTC
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15 Apr 2026, 22:04 UTC
Now targeting Apr 29 at 11:00 UTC
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14 Apr 2026, 18:25 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.