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Starlink 17

Launched

March 4, 2021 · 08:24 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink 17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 4, 2021 at 08:24 UTC. It was SpaceX's 125th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,055th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 6th this year. Booster B1049 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 2068, one of 65 catalogued objects, from March 11, 2021, was 306 × 308 km inclined 53.0°. 65 objects from this launch are catalogued, 60 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1049 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 99 days after its previous flight, Starlink 15 · 633 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
53rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 6th this yearSpaceX's 125th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,055th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
306 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
147.1°Ascending node
2044 d agoElement epoch2021-03-11 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 2068 · NORAD 47722 · 2021-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 65 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-017A
Epoch
2021-03-11 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.90813844 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001043
Inclination
53.0488°
Ascending node
147.1122°
Arg. of perigee
69.2958°
Mean anomaly
198.8677°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
181
B*
-0.003944

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

65 catalogued: 60 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 2068 · NORAD 47722 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2107 · NORAD 47723 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2116 · NORAD 47724 · re-entered April 10, 2026
  • Starlink 2125 · NORAD 47725 · re-entered January 14, 2025
  • Starlink 2126 · NORAD 47726 · re-entered December 31, 2024
  • Starlink 2129 · NORAD 47727 · re-entered February 3, 2025
  • Starlink 2131 · NORAD 47728 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2132 · NORAD 47729 · re-entered September 20, 2024
  • Starlink 2140 · NORAD 47730 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2141 · NORAD 47731 · re-entered July 23, 2026
  • Starlink 2142 · NORAD 47732 · re-entered September 7, 2025
  • Starlink 2143 · NORAD 47733 · in orbit
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 2144 · NORAD 47734 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2146 · NORAD 47735 · re-entered July 26, 2025
  • Starlink 2147 · NORAD 47736 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2148 · NORAD 47737 · re-entered July 26, 2024
  • Starlink 2149 · NORAD 47738 · re-entered April 12, 2024
  • Starlink 2150 · NORAD 47739 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2152 · NORAD 47740 · re-entered January 4, 2025
  • Starlink 2154 · NORAD 47741 · re-entered May 15, 2024
  • Starlink 2156 · NORAD 47742 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2157 · NORAD 47743 · re-entered January 12, 2025
  • Starlink 2158 · NORAD 47744 · re-entered July 3, 2024
  • Starlink 2159 · NORAD 47745 · re-entered September 5, 2026
  • Starlink 2160 · NORAD 47746 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2161 · NORAD 47747 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2162 · NORAD 47748 · re-entered July 13, 2026
  • Starlink 2163 · NORAD 47749 · re-entered August 10, 2026
  • Starlink 2164 · NORAD 47750 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2168 · NORAD 47751 · re-entered August 3, 2024
  • Starlink 2169 · NORAD 47752 · re-entered September 9, 2026
  • Starlink 2170 · NORAD 47753 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2171 · NORAD 47754 · re-entered June 8, 2026
  • Starlink 2172 · NORAD 47755 · re-entered April 30, 2022
  • Starlink 2174 · NORAD 47756 · re-entered February 10, 2025
  • Starlink 2175 · NORAD 47757 · re-entered February 18, 2025
  • Starlink 2176 · NORAD 47758 · re-entered April 22, 2022
  • Starlink 2177 · NORAD 47759 · re-entered March 13, 2022
  • Starlink 2178 · NORAD 47760 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2179 · NORAD 47761 · re-entered January 20, 2025
  • Starlink 2180 · NORAD 47762 · re-entered September 10, 2026
  • Starlink 2181 · NORAD 47763 · re-entered January 7, 2025
  • Starlink 2182 · NORAD 47764 · re-entered February 1, 2025
  • Starlink 2183 · NORAD 47765 · re-entered April 30, 2022
  • Starlink 2184 · NORAD 47766 · re-entered July 23, 2025
  • Starlink 2185 · NORAD 47767 · re-entered October 3, 2026
  • Starlink 2189 · NORAD 47768 · re-entered December 30, 2024
  • Starlink 2192 · NORAD 47769 · re-entered January 18, 2025
  • Starlink 2193 · NORAD 47770 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2194 · NORAD 47771 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2195 · NORAD 47772 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2196 · NORAD 47773 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2197 · NORAD 47774 · re-entered February 12, 2025
  • Starlink 2198 · NORAD 47775 · re-entered January 20, 2025
  • Starlink 2209 · NORAD 47776 · re-entered September 1, 2026
  • Starlink 2210 · NORAD 47777 · re-entered July 10, 2025
  • Starlink 2211 · NORAD 47778 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2212 · NORAD 47779 · re-entered September 25, 2023
  • Starlink 2213 · NORAD 47780 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2223 · NORAD 47781 · re-entered February 5, 2025

Falcon 9-108 Stage 2 · re-entered March 26, 2021

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

127th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 184th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 4, 3:24 AM EST, at night

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

42 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Delayed to NET March 4th, 08:24 UTC.

SwGustav · Mar 2, 2021 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Setting Go, new attempt time has been confirmed. Further delay confirmed due to poor conditions in recovery area.

    JRascagneres · 3/1/2021 · source

  • Launch NET March 3 00:53 UTC

    Nosu · 3/1/2021 · source

  • Next attempt on March 2 at 01:15 UTC (March 1 at 8:15pm EST). Weather 60%.

    Nosu · 3/1/2021 · source

  • Scrubbed, reason unknown. Webcast said next available attempt.

    JRascagneres · 3/1/2021

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 2/28/2021 · source

  • Weather 80%

    Nosu · 2/26/2021 · source

  • Launch is GO

    Nosu · 2/24/2021 · source

  • Starlink 17 NET March 1 01:37 UTC.

    Nosu · 2/23/2021 · source

  • NET Feb 19

    Nosu · 2/16/2021 · source

Questions

When did Starlink 17 launch?

Starlink 17 launched on March 4, 2021 at 08:24 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink 17?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 17; Starlink Mission; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 17?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink 17 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 4, 3:24 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1049 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 17 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 2068, one of 65 catalogued objects, from March 11, 2021, was 306 × 308 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 17 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 17 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink