SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-14
Launched
April 23, 2026 · 03:23 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-14 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 23, 2026 at 03:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 668th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 7,267th orbital launch attempt. It was the 575th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 49th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37471, one of 24 catalogued objects, from April 27, 2026, was 277 × 278 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-14The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg, California, with 24 Starlink satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1100 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed217/225 landed here · 33 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-15 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 575th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 49th this yearSpaceX's 668th launch49th this yearhumanity's 7,267th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37471 · NORAD 68802 · 2026-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-089A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-27 14:28:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01417468 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000899
- Inclination
- 97.2854°
- Ascending node
- 322.7562°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.843°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.2952°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 72
- B*
- -0.0017004
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−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M41SSECO-1
- T+52M31SSES-2
- T+52M32SSECO-2
- T+1H1M23SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 37471 · NORAD 68802 · in orbit
- Starlink 37460 · NORAD 68803 · in orbit
- Starlink 37473 · NORAD 68804 · in orbit
- Starlink 36832 · NORAD 68805 · in orbit
- Starlink 37370 · NORAD 68806 · in orbit
- Starlink 37366 · NORAD 68807 · in orbit
- Starlink 37446 · NORAD 68808 · in orbit
- Starlink 37405 · NORAD 68809 · in orbit
- Starlink 37447 · NORAD 68810 · in orbit
- Starlink 37442 · NORAD 68811 · in orbit
- Starlink 37431 · NORAD 68812 · in orbit
- Starlink 37426 · NORAD 68813 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37459 · NORAD 68814 · in orbit
- Starlink 37425 · NORAD 68815 · in orbit
- Starlink 37315 · NORAD 68816 · in orbit
- Starlink 37444 · NORAD 68817 · in orbit
- Starlink 37450 · NORAD 68818 · in orbit
- Starlink 37409 · NORAD 68819 · in orbit
- Starlink 37470 · NORAD 68820 · in orbit
- Starlink 37421 · NORAD 68821 · in orbit
- Starlink 37462 · NORAD 68822 · in orbit
- Starlink 37410 · NORAD 68823 · in orbit
- Starlink 37443 · NORAD 68824 · in orbit
- Starlink 37015 · NORAD 68825 · 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
262nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 24th this year · 878th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 22, 8:23 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 23 at 03:23 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 23 at 02:56 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 23 at 02:55 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 23 at 02:23 UTC
Nosu · 4/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 23 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/9/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-14 launch?
Starlink Group 17-14 launched on April 23, 2026 at 03:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-14?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-14; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg, California, with 24 Starlink satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-14?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 22, 8:23 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-14 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37471, one of 24 catalogued objects, from April 27, 2026, was 277 × 278 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-14 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 17-14 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink