SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-13
Launched
February 15, 2026 · 01:59 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-13 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 15, 2026 at 01:59 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 02:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 637th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 7,208th orbital launch attempt. It was the 544th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 18th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36800, one of 24 catalogued objects, from February 23, 2026, was 306 × 308 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-13The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink Internet satellites from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 544th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 18th this yearSpaceX's 637th launch18th this yearhumanity's 7,208th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36800 · NORAD 67797 · 2026-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36800
- Object ID
- 2026-032A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-23 16:00:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90904989 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001284
- Inclination
- 97.287°
- Ascending node
- 240.396°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.0984°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.9156°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 252
- B*
- -0.0060359
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M58SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M21SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M55SSES-2
- T+52M56SSECO-2
- T+1H1M46SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 36800 · NORAD 67797 · in orbit
- Starlink 36798 · NORAD 67798 · in orbit
- Starlink 36804 · NORAD 67799 · in orbit
- Starlink 36354 · NORAD 67800 · in orbit
- Starlink 36773 · NORAD 67801 · in orbit
- Starlink 36739 · NORAD 67802 · in orbit
- Starlink 36768 · NORAD 67803 · in orbit
- Starlink 36792 · NORAD 67804 · in orbit
- Starlink 36782 · NORAD 67805 · in orbit
- Starlink 36389 · NORAD 67806 · in orbit
- Starlink 36382 · NORAD 67807 · in orbit
- Starlink 36811 · NORAD 67808 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 36795 · NORAD 67809 · in orbit
- Starlink 36807 · NORAD 67810 · in orbit
- Starlink 36733 · NORAD 67811 · in orbit
- Starlink 36377 · NORAD 67812 · in orbit
- Starlink 36732 · NORAD 67813 · in orbit
- Starlink 36767 · NORAD 67814 · in orbit
- Starlink 36797 · NORAD 67815 · in orbit
- Starlink 36343 · NORAD 67816 · in orbit
- Starlink 36756 · NORAD 67817 · in orbit
- Starlink 36346 · NORAD 67818 · in orbit
- Starlink 36788 · NORAD 67819 · in orbit
- Starlink 36353 · NORAD 67820 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
248th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 10th this year · 862nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 14, 5:59 PM PST, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 15 at 01:59 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 15 at 01:58 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 14 at 23:01 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 14 at 22:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2026 · source
Added launch window for February 15 (based on webcast start time).
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 15
hitura-nobad · 2/4/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-13 launch?
Starlink Group 17-13 launched on February 15, 2026 at 01:59 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 02:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-13?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-13; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink Internet satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-13?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 14, 5:59 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1081 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-13 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36800, one of 24 catalogued objects, from February 23, 2026, was 306 × 308 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-13 launch?
24 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 24 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-13 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink