SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-25
Launched
February 21, 2026 · 09:04 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-25 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 21, 2026 at 09:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 640th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 7,211th orbital launch attempt. It was the 547th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 21st this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 31st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36818, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 25, 2026, was 257 × 258 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-25The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 25 Starlink satellitesSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 17-25NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1063 · flight 31 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 65 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-13 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 547th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 21st this yearSpaceX's 640th launch21st this yearhumanity's 7,211th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36818 · NORAD 67879 · 2026-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-035A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-25 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08699977 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000836
- Inclination
- 97.2835°
- Ascending node
- 347.9534°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.5145°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.6738°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 182
- B*
- -0.00057645
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+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 36818 · NORAD 67879 · in orbit
- Starlink 36821 · NORAD 67880 · in orbit
- Starlink 36808 · NORAD 67881 · in orbit
- Starlink 36817 · NORAD 67882 · in orbit
- Starlink 36856 · NORAD 67883 · in orbit
- Starlink 36842 · NORAD 67884 · in orbit
- Starlink 36826 · NORAD 67885 · in orbit
- Starlink 36390 · NORAD 67886 · in orbit
- Starlink 36368 · NORAD 67887 · in orbit
- Starlink 36801 · NORAD 67888 · in orbit
- Starlink 36372 · NORAD 67889 · in orbit
- Starlink 36363 · NORAD 67890 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36816 · NORAD 67891 · in orbit
- Starlink 36813 · NORAD 67892 · in orbit
- Starlink 36803 · NORAD 67893 · in orbit
- Starlink 36846 · NORAD 67894 · in orbit
- Starlink 36866 · NORAD 67895 · in orbit
- Starlink 36877 · NORAD 67896 · in orbit
- Starlink 36870 · NORAD 67897 · in orbit
- Starlink 36810 · NORAD 67898 · in orbit
- Starlink 36878 · NORAD 67899 · in orbit
- Starlink 36361 · NORAD 67900 · in orbit
- Starlink 36336 · NORAD 67901 · in orbit
- Starlink 36876 · NORAD 67902 · in orbit
- Starlink 36257 · NORAD 67903 · 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
249th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 11th this year · 863rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 21, 1:04 AM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 2/21/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 2/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 21 at 09:04 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 21 at 09:00 UTC
Nosu · 2/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 21 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 20 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 19 at 08:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-25 launch?
Starlink Group 17-25 launched on February 21, 2026 at 09:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-25?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-25; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 25 Starlink satellites; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 17-25. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-25?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 21, 1:04 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 31st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-25 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36818, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 25, 2026, was 257 × 258 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-25 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 17-25 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink