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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50

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

SpaceX's 718th launch · 99th this year · humanity's 7,367th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--August 19, 2026 · 02:00 UTCAdd to calendar
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Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Window: Aug 19, 02:00 – Aug 19, 06:00 UTC

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Starlink Group 17-50

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

  • B1097 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) · zone record 216/224

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Flight timeline

  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. P0DLiftoff
  11. T+1M8SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M57SFairing Separation
  16. T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+52M35SSES-2
  22. T+52M36SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M27SStarlink Deployment

Updates

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Aug 18, 7:00 PM PDT

287 launches from this pad · 903 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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