SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-15
Launched
March 20, 2026 · 21:51 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 20, 2026 at 21:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:48 to 01:48 UTC. It was SpaceX's 655th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 7,234th orbital launch attempt. It was the 562nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 36th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 37107, one of 25 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 267 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-15The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1100 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-34 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 562nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 36th this yearSpaceX's 655th launch36th this yearhumanity's 7,234th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37107 · NORAD 68294 · 2026-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37107
- Object ID
- 2026-057A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-20 22:44:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05935099 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003
- Inclination
- 97.29°
- Ascending node
- 201.9368°
- Arg. of perigee
- 252.83°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.57°
- 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−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+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M19SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M2SSES-2
- T+53M3SSECO-2
- T+1H1M54SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37107 · NORAD 68294 · in orbit
- Starlink 37147 · NORAD 68295 · in orbit
- Starlink 37142 · NORAD 68296 · in orbit
- Starlink 37115 · NORAD 68297 · in orbit
- Starlink 36355 · NORAD 68298 · in orbit
- Starlink 37118 · NORAD 68299 · in orbit
- Starlink 36875 · NORAD 68300 · in orbit
- Starlink 37099 · NORAD 68301 · in orbit
- Starlink 37007 · NORAD 68302 · in orbit
- Starlink 36300 · NORAD 68303 · in orbit
- Starlink 36849 · NORAD 68304 · in orbit
- Starlink 36277 · NORAD 68305 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36307 · NORAD 68306 · in orbit
- Starlink 36264 · NORAD 68307 · in orbit
- Starlink 37138 · NORAD 68308 · in orbit
- Starlink 37149 · NORAD 68309 · in orbit
- Starlink 37148 · NORAD 68310 · in orbit
- Starlink 37140 · NORAD 68311 · in orbit
- Starlink 36854 · NORAD 68312 · in orbit
- Starlink 36815 · NORAD 68313 · in orbit
- Starlink 37155 · NORAD 68314 · in orbit
- Starlink 37150 · NORAD 68315 · in orbit
- Starlink 37154 · NORAD 68316 · in orbit
- Starlink 37139 · NORAD 68317 · in orbit
- Starlink 37113 · NORAD 68318 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
255th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 17th this year · 870th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 20, 2:51 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 20 at 21:51 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 20 at 21:48 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 20 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 19 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-15 launch?
Starlink Group 17-15 launched on March 20, 2026 at 21:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:48 to 01:48 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-15?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-15; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-15?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 20, 2:51 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-15 reach?
Starlink 37107, one of 25 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 267 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-15 launch?
25 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 25 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-15 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink