SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-18
Launched
March 8, 2026 · 11:00 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-18 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 8, 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:58 to 14:58 UTC. It was SpaceX's 648th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 7,221st orbital launch attempt. It was the 555th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 29th this year. Booster B1097 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37022, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 12, 2026, was 263 × 264 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-18The Space Devs
- Watch Live: 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, California, on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1097 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 41 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-20 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 555th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 29th this yearSpaceX's 648th launch29th this yearhumanity's 7,221st orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37022 · NORAD 68101 · 2026-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37022
- Object ID
- 2026-044A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-12 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06608267 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000096
- Inclination
- 97.2835°
- Ascending node
- 31.7232°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.5431°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.4118°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 187
- B*
- -0.0020015
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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp 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+2M58SFairing Separation
- T+6MEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M19SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M50SSES-2
- T+52M52SSECO-2
- T+1H1M42SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37022 · NORAD 68101 · in orbit
- Starlink 37046 · NORAD 68102 · in orbit
- Starlink 37018 · NORAD 68103 · in orbit
- Starlink 37041 · NORAD 68104 · in orbit
- Starlink 37021 · NORAD 68105 · in orbit
- Starlink 37024 · NORAD 68106 · in orbit
- Starlink 37005 · NORAD 68107 · in orbit
- Starlink 37017 · NORAD 68108 · in orbit
- Starlink 36833 · NORAD 68109 · in orbit
- Starlink 36830 · NORAD 68110 · in orbit
- Starlink 36791 · NORAD 68111 · in orbit
- Starlink 36893 · NORAD 68112 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36937 · NORAD 68113 · in orbit
- Starlink 36229 · NORAD 68114 · in orbit
- Starlink 36392 · NORAD 68115 · in orbit
- Starlink 36805 · NORAD 68116 · in orbit
- Starlink 36844 · NORAD 68117 · in orbit
- Starlink 36789 · NORAD 68118 · in orbit
- Starlink 36850 · NORAD 68119 · in orbit
- Starlink 36868 · NORAD 68120 · in orbit
- Starlink 36855 · NORAD 68121 · in orbit
- Starlink 36366 · NORAD 68122 · in orbit
- Starlink 36922 · NORAD 68123 · in orbit
- Starlink 36938 · NORAD 68124 · in orbit
- Starlink 36839 · NORAD 68125 · 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
252nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 14th this year · 866th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 8, 4:00 AM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch successful.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 3/8/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 08 at 11:00 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 08 at 10:59 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/7/2026 · source
Confirmed rescheduled for March 8.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/7/2026 · source
Apparently scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/7/2026 · source
Launch attempt scrubbed. New date TBD
hitura-nobad · 3/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 07 at 14:55 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 07 at 14:33 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-18 launch?
Starlink Group 17-18 launched on March 8, 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:58 to 14:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-18?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-18; Watch Live: 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, California, on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-18?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 8, 4:00 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1097 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-18 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37022, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 12, 2026, was 263 × 264 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-18 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 17-18 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink