SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-22
Launched
April 19, 2026 · 16:03 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-22 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 19, 2026 at 16:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 666th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 7,264th orbital launch attempt. It was the 573rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 47th this year. Booster B1097 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37168, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 27, 2026, was 296 × 299 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-22The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink internet satellites from West CoastSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1097 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed216/224 landed here · 42 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-18 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 573rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 47th this yearSpaceX's 666th launch47th this yearhumanity's 7,264th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37168 · NORAD 68766 · 2026-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-086A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-27 13:35:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94230689 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000249
- Inclination
- 97.2809°
- Ascending node
- 152.9834°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.0782°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.0419°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 118
- B*
- -0.00028796518
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+2M31SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M41SSECO-1
- T+52M57SSES-2
- T+52M58SSECO-2
- T+1H1M48SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37168 · NORAD 68766 · in orbit
- Starlink 37174 · NORAD 68767 · in orbit
- Starlink 37279 · NORAD 68768 · in orbit
- Starlink 36379 · NORAD 68769 · in orbit
- Starlink 37417 · NORAD 68770 · in orbit
- Starlink 36759 · NORAD 68771 · in orbit
- Starlink 37399 · NORAD 68772 · in orbit
- Starlink 37281 · NORAD 68773 · in orbit
- Starlink 37381 · NORAD 68774 · in orbit
- Starlink 37418 · NORAD 68775 · in orbit
- Starlink 37393 · NORAD 68776 · in orbit
- Starlink 37400 · NORAD 68777 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37389 · NORAD 68778 · in orbit
- Starlink 37391 · NORAD 68779 · in orbit
- Starlink 37266 · NORAD 68780 · in orbit
- Starlink 37236 · NORAD 68781 · in orbit
- Starlink 37390 · NORAD 68782 · in orbit
- Starlink 37364 · NORAD 68783 · in orbit
- Starlink 37401 · NORAD 68784 · in orbit
- Starlink 37335 · NORAD 68785 · in orbit
- Starlink 37404 · NORAD 68786 · in orbit
- Starlink 37292 · NORAD 68787 · in orbit
- Starlink 37403 · NORAD 68788 · in orbit
- Starlink 37413 · NORAD 68789 · in orbit
- Starlink 37313 · NORAD 68790 · 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
261st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 23rd this year · 877th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 19, 9:03 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 16:03 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 15:23 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 14:52 UTC
hitura-nobad · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 14:35 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 14:34 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 19 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 18 at 16:01 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-22 launch?
Starlink Group 17-22 launched on April 19, 2026 at 16:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-22?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-22; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink internet satellites from West Coast; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-22?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-22 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 19, 9:03 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1097 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-22 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37168, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 27, 2026, was 296 × 299 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-22 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 17-22 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink