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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-51

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

SpaceX's 709th launch · 90th this year · humanity's 7,349th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--July 25, 2026 · 14:00 UTCAdd to calendar
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Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Window: Jul 25, 14:00 – Jul 25, 18:00 UTC

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Starlink Group 17-51

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

  • B1100 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-46 · zone record 212/220

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Flight timeline

  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  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+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+52M54SSES-2
  22. T+52M56SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M46SStarlink Deployment

Updates

  • Now targeting Jul 25 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 24 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Jul 25, 7:00 AM PDT

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

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