SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-16
Launched
April 26, 2026 · 14:37 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-16 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 26, 2026 at 14:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 669th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 7,272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 576th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 50th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37475, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 30, 2026, was 267 × 269 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-16The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlinks from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1088 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed219/227 landed here · 40 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-24 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 576th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 50th this yearSpaceX's 669th launch50th this yearhumanity's 7,272nd orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37475 · NORAD 68839 · 2026-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37475
- Object ID
- 2026-094A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-30 16:00:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04851242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00014933
- Inclination
- 97.2839°
- Ascending node
- 134.1585°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.0099°
- Mean anomaly
- 122.4212°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 172
- B*
- -0.0026457234
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+52M19SSES-2
- T+52M21SSECO-2
- T+1H1M11SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37475 · NORAD 68839 · in orbit
- Starlink 37452 · NORAD 68840 · in orbit
- Starlink 37495 · NORAD 68841 · in orbit
- Starlink 37524 · NORAD 68842 · in orbit
- Starlink 37219 · NORAD 68843 · in orbit
- Starlink 37538 · NORAD 68844 · in orbit
- Starlink 37539 · NORAD 68845 · in orbit
- Starlink 37547 · NORAD 68846 · in orbit
- Starlink 37465 · NORAD 68847 · in orbit
- Starlink 37373 · NORAD 68848 · in orbit
- Starlink 37492 · NORAD 68849 · in orbit
- Starlink 37482 · NORAD 68850 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37382 · NORAD 68851 · in orbit
- Starlink 37423 · NORAD 68852 · in orbit
- Starlink 37476 · NORAD 68853 · in orbit
- Starlink 37463 · NORAD 68854 · in orbit
- Starlink 37467 · NORAD 68855 · in orbit
- Starlink 37483 · NORAD 68856 · in orbit
- Starlink 37468 · NORAD 68857 · in orbit
- Starlink 37441 · NORAD 68858 · in orbit
- Starlink 37488 · NORAD 68859 · in orbit
- Starlink 37388 · NORAD 68860 · in orbit
- Starlink 37479 · NORAD 68861 · in orbit
- Starlink 37453 · NORAD 68862 · in orbit
- Starlink 37430 · NORAD 68863 · 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
263rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 25th this year · 879th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 26, 7:37 AM PDT, in daylight
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
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/26/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/26/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/26/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 26 at 14:37 UTC
Nosu · 4/26/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 26 at 14:36 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 26 at 14:24 UTC
Nosu · 4/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 26 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/20/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-16 launch?
Starlink Group 17-16 launched on April 26, 2026 at 14:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-16?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-16; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlinks from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-16?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 26, 7:37 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-16 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37475, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 30, 2026, was 267 × 269 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-16 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 17-16 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink