SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-19
Launched
January 29, 2026 · 17:53 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-19 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 29, 2026 at 17:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:17 to 19:17 UTC. It was SpaceX's 631st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 7,194th orbital launch attempt. It was the 538th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 12th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36641, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 4, 2026, was 280 × 283 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-19The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink Internet satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 50 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-11 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 538th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 12th this yearSpaceX's 631st launch12th this yearhumanity's 7,194th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36641 · NORAD 67589 · 2026-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-018A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-04 04:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99904081 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002034
- Inclination
- 97.2799°
- Ascending node
- 99.1149°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.3609°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.2874°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 195
- B*
- -0.0032163
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M55SFairing Separation
- T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M14SSES-2
- T+53M15SSECO-2
- T+1H2M6SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 36641 · NORAD 67589 · in orbit
- Starlink 36376 · NORAD 67590 · in orbit
- Starlink 36391 · NORAD 67591 · in orbit
- Starlink 36603 · NORAD 67592 · in orbit
- Starlink 36634 · NORAD 67593 · in orbit
- Starlink 36638 · NORAD 67594 · in orbit
- Starlink 36628 · NORAD 67595 · in orbit
- Starlink 36629 · NORAD 67596 · in orbit
- Starlink 36384 · NORAD 67597 · in orbit
- Starlink 36358 · NORAD 67598 · in orbit
- Starlink 36582 · NORAD 67599 · in orbit
- Starlink 36640 · NORAD 67600 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36635 · NORAD 67601 · in orbit
- Starlink 36631 · NORAD 67602 · in orbit
- Starlink 36626 · NORAD 67603 · in orbit
- Starlink 36605 · NORAD 67604 · in orbit
- Starlink 36281 · NORAD 67605 · in orbit
- Starlink 35843 · NORAD 67606 · in orbit
- Starlink 36351 · NORAD 67607 · in orbit
- Starlink 36411 · NORAD 67608 · in orbit
- Starlink 36312 · NORAD 67609 · in orbit
- Starlink 36387 · NORAD 67610 · in orbit
- Starlink 36636 · NORAD 67611 · in orbit
- Starlink 36407 · NORAD 67612 · in orbit
- Starlink 36597 · NORAD 67613 · 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
244th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 6th this year · 858th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 29, 9:53 AM PST, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 29 at 17:53 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 29 at 16:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/28/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/20/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-19 launch?
Starlink Group 17-19 launched on January 29, 2026 at 17:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:17 to 19:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-19?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-19; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink Internet satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-19?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-19 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jan 29, 9:53 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-19 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36641, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 4, 2026, was 280 × 283 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-19 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 17-19 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink