SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-24
Launched
March 17, 2026 · 05:19 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-24 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 17, 2026 at 05:19 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:37 to 06:37 UTC. It was SpaceX's 652nd launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 7,230th orbital launch attempt. It was the 559th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 33rd this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 14th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36986, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 23, 2026, was 290 × 292 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-24The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX to reach 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit with Falcon 9 launch from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1088 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-33 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 559th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 33rd this yearSpaceX's 652nd launch33rd this yearhumanity's 7,230th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36986 · NORAD 68207 · 2026-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36986
- Object ID
- 2026-053A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-23 18:00:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96510579 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00013665
- Inclination
- 97.2798°
- Ascending node
- 317.5963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.8606°
- Mean anomaly
- 330.9523°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 227
- B*
- -0.0052740041
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+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M19SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M57SSES-2
- T+52M58SSECO-2
- T+1H1M48SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 36986 · NORAD 68207 · in orbit
- Starlink 37009 · NORAD 68208 · in orbit
- Starlink 36948 · NORAD 68209 · in orbit
- Starlink 37119 · NORAD 68210 · in orbit
- Starlink 37120 · NORAD 68211 · in orbit
- Starlink 37117 · NORAD 68212 · in orbit
- Starlink 37116 · NORAD 68213 · in orbit
- Starlink 35854 · NORAD 68214 · in orbit
- Starlink 36272 · NORAD 68215 · in orbit
- Starlink 37014 · NORAD 68216 · in orbit
- Starlink 37011 · NORAD 68217 · in orbit
- Starlink 37108 · NORAD 68218 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37106 · NORAD 68219 · in orbit
- Starlink 37030 · NORAD 68220 · in orbit
- Starlink 37012 · NORAD 68221 · in orbit
- Starlink 37110 · NORAD 68222 · in orbit
- Starlink 37025 · NORAD 68223 · in orbit
- Starlink 36977 · NORAD 68224 · re-entered April 15, 2026
- Starlink 36960 · NORAD 68225 · in orbit
- Starlink 37038 · NORAD 68226 · in orbit
- Starlink 37083 · NORAD 68227 · in orbit
- Starlink 37050 · NORAD 68228 · in orbit
- Starlink 37081 · NORAD 68229 · in orbit
- Starlink 37100 · NORAD 68230 · in orbit
- Starlink 37104 · NORAD 68231 · 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
254th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 16th this year · 869th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 16, 10:19 PM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 05:19 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 05:16 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 03:39 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 02:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 17 at 02:37 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 16 at 02:37 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/8/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-24 launch?
Starlink Group 17-24 launched on March 17, 2026 at 05:19 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:37 to 06:37 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-24?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-24; Live: SpaceX to reach 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit with Falcon 9 launch from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-24?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-24 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 16, 10:19 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 14th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-24 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36986, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 23, 2026, was 290 × 292 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-24 launch?
25 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 24 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-24 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink