SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 10-46
Launched
March 17, 2026 · 13:27 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 10-46 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 17, 2026 at 13:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:26 to 14:26 UTC. It was SpaceX's 653rd launch, 34th this year and humanity's 7,231st orbital launch attempt. It was the 560th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 34th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 11th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 37027, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 267 km orbit inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 10-46The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 29 Starlink satellites on North-East trajectory from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 10-46NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1090 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 29 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-103 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 560th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 34th this yearSpaceX's 653rd launch34th this yearhumanity's 7,231st orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37027 · NORAD 68232 · 2026-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37027
- Object ID
- 2026-054A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-17 14:19:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06086622 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00035
- Inclination
- 53.16°
- Ascending node
- 274.076°
- Arg. of perigee
- 341.08°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.24°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M34SSES-1
- T+2M56SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+54M41SSES-2
- T+54M43SSECO-2
- T+1H4M3SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 37027 · NORAD 68232 · in orbit
- Starlink 37132 · NORAD 68233 · in orbit
- Starlink 37101 · NORAD 68234 · in orbit
- Starlink 36963 · NORAD 68235 · in orbit
- Starlink 37127 · NORAD 68236 · in orbit
- Starlink 37095 · NORAD 68237 · in orbit
- Starlink 37097 · NORAD 68238 · in orbit
- Starlink 37096 · NORAD 68239 · in orbit
- Starlink 37092 · NORAD 68240 · in orbit
- Starlink 37094 · NORAD 68241 · in orbit
- Starlink 36356 · NORAD 68242 · in orbit
- Starlink 36345 · NORAD 68243 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36310 · NORAD 68244 · in orbit
- Starlink 36247 · NORAD 68245 · in orbit
- Starlink 37043 · NORAD 68246 · in orbit
- Starlink 37044 · NORAD 68247 · in orbit
- Starlink 36997 · NORAD 68248 · in orbit
- Starlink 37141 · NORAD 68249 · in orbit
- Starlink 37087 · NORAD 68250 · in orbit
- Starlink 36274 · NORAD 68251 · in orbit
- Starlink 37085 · NORAD 68252 · in orbit
- Starlink 37086 · NORAD 68253 · in orbit
- Starlink 37084 · NORAD 68254 · in orbit
- Starlink 37075 · NORAD 68255 · in orbit
- Starlink 36333 · NORAD 68256 · in orbit
- Starlink 36745 · NORAD 68257 · in orbit
- Starlink 36890 · NORAD 68258 · in orbit
- Starlink 36323 · NORAD 68259 · in orbit
- Starlink 37056 · NORAD 68260 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
372nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 18th this year · 1,095th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 17, 9:27 AM EDT, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 3/17/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 13:27 UTC
Nosu · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 11:28 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 75% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 10:26 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 16 at 10:49 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 15 at 11:11 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 10-46 launch?
Starlink Group 10-46 launched on March 17, 2026 at 13:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:26 to 14:26 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-46?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-46; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 29 Starlink satellites on North-East trajectory from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 10-46. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-46?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 10-46 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 17, 9:27 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1090 flew for the 11th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 10-46 reach?
Starlink 37027, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 267 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-46 launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 10-46 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink