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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-53

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

SpaceX's 712th launch · 93rd this year · humanity's 7,359th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--August 1, 2026 · 14:00 UTCAdd to calendar
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Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Window: Aug 1, 14:00 – Aug 1, 18:00 UTC

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Starlink Group 17-53

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

  • B1063 · flight 34 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-28 · zone record 213/221

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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+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+52M24SSES-2
  22. T+52M25SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M16SStarlink Deployment

Updates

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Aug 1, 7:00 AM PDT

284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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