SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-23
Launched
March 1, 2026 · 10:10 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 1, 2026 at 10:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 645th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 7,216th orbital launch attempt. It was the 552nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 26th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36335, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 5, 2026, was 249 × 251 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-23The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 25 Starlink Internet satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 30 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-19 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 552nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 26th this yearSpaceX's 645th launch26th this yearhumanity's 7,216th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36335 · NORAD 68015 · 2026-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-040A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-05 18:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11478767 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001404
- Inclination
- 97.2857°
- Ascending node
- 12.5223°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.5499°
- Mean anomaly
- 307.8857°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 173
- B*
- -0.00061994
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−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M55SFairing Separation
- T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M16SSES-2
- T+53M17SSECO-2
- T+1H2M8SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 36335 · NORAD 68015 · in orbit
- Starlink 36923 · NORAD 68016 · in orbit
- Starlink 36568 · NORAD 68017 · in orbit
- Starlink 36930 · NORAD 68018 · in orbit
- Starlink 36921 · NORAD 68019 · in orbit
- Starlink 36928 · NORAD 68020 · in orbit
- Starlink 36858 · NORAD 68021 · in orbit
- Starlink 36916 · NORAD 68022 · in orbit
- Starlink 36871 · NORAD 68023 · in orbit
- Starlink 36891 · NORAD 68024 · in orbit
- Starlink 36378 · NORAD 68025 · in orbit
- Starlink 36884 · NORAD 68026 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36940 · NORAD 68027 · in orbit
- Starlink 36253 · NORAD 68028 · in orbit
- Starlink 36944 · NORAD 68029 · in orbit
- Starlink 36942 · NORAD 68030 · in orbit
- Starlink 36913 · NORAD 68031 · in orbit
- Starlink 36935 · NORAD 68032 · in orbit
- Starlink 36947 · NORAD 68033 · in orbit
- Starlink 36939 · NORAD 68034 · in orbit
- Starlink 36943 · NORAD 68035 · in orbit
- Starlink 36906 · NORAD 68036 · in orbit
- Starlink 36388 · NORAD 68037 · in orbit
- Starlink 36895 · NORAD 68038 · in orbit
- Starlink 36373 · NORAD 68039 · 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
251st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 13th this year · 865th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 1, 2:10 AM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 3/1/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/1/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 01 at 10:10 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 01 at 09:55 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/28/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 01 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 28 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 27 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 26 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/12/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-23 launch?
Starlink Group 17-23 launched on March 1, 2026 at 10:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-23?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-23; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 25 Starlink Internet satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-23?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-23 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 1, 2:10 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-23 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36335, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 5, 2026, was 249 × 251 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-23 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 17-23 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink