Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-8

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1097 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · zone record 209/217

• SpaceX Starlink Group 17-8 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-8 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - September 3, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. — Spaceflight Now
• Starlink Mission — SpaceX

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+1M12SMax-Q
12. T+2M25SMECO
13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M35SSES-1
15. T+2M55SFairing Separation
16. T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M39SSECO-1
21. T+53M34SSES-2
22. T+53M35SSECO-2
23. T+1H2M25SStarlink Deployment

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 9/3/2025 · source

• Now targeting Sep 03 at 03:51 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2025 · source

• Now targeting Sep 03 at 03:21 UTC

  Nosu · 9/2/2025 · source

• Now targeting Sep 03 at 03:13 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/29/2025 · source

• Added launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/26/2025 · source