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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-24

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SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

SpaceX's 652nd launch · 33rd this year · humanity's 7,230th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--March 17, 2026 · 05:19 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Mar 17, 02:37 – Mar 17, 06:37 UTC

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Starlink Group 17-24

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

B1088 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-33 · zone record 209/217

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Flight timeline

T−38MGO for Prop Load
T−35MProp Load
T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
T−7MEngine Chill
T−1MStartup
T−1MTank Press
T−45SGO for Launch
T−3SIgnition
P0DLiftoff
T+1M12SMax-Q
T+2M26SMECO
T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
T+2M37SSES-1
T+2M59SFairing Separation
T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
T+6M19SEntry Burn Shutdown
T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
T+8M40SSECO-1
T+52M57SSES-2
T+52M58SSECO-2
T+1H1M48SStarlink Deployment

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 05:19 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 05:16 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 03:39 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 02:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 02:37 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 16 at 02:37 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/8/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Mar 16, 10:19 PM PDT

283 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E