SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-26
Launched
February 25, 2026 · 14:17 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-26 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 25, 2026 at 14:17 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 643rd launch, 24th this year and humanity's 7,214th orbital launch attempt. It was the 550th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 24th this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36912, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 3, 2026, was 265 × 266 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-26The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1093 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-30 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 550th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 24th this yearSpaceX's 643rd launch24th this yearhumanity's 7,214th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36912 · NORAD 67961 · 2026-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36912
- Object ID
- 2026-038A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-03 14:00:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05684285 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000915
- Inclination
- 97.2786°
- Ascending node
- 72.3521°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.5358°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.0605°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 221
- B*
- -0.0013633
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−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M58SFairing Separation
- T+6MEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M52SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M15SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M57SSES-2
- T+52M58SSECO-2
- T+1H1M49SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 36912 · NORAD 67961 · in orbit
- Starlink 36881 · NORAD 67962 · in orbit
- Starlink 36357 · NORAD 67963 · in orbit
- Starlink 36349 · NORAD 67964 · in orbit
- Starlink 36806 · NORAD 67965 · in orbit
- Starlink 36820 · NORAD 67966 · in orbit
- Starlink 36819 · NORAD 67967 · in orbit
- Starlink 36812 · NORAD 67968 · in orbit
- Starlink 36709 · NORAD 67969 · in orbit
- Starlink 36319 · NORAD 67970 · in orbit
- Starlink 36710 · NORAD 67971 · in orbit
- Starlink 36894 · NORAD 67972 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36900 · NORAD 67973 · in orbit
- Starlink 36901 · NORAD 67974 · in orbit
- Starlink 36883 · NORAD 67975 · in orbit
- Starlink 36880 · NORAD 67976 · in orbit
- Starlink 36904 · NORAD 67977 · in orbit
- Starlink 36364 · NORAD 67978 · in orbit
- Starlink 36359 · NORAD 67979 · in orbit
- Starlink 36882 · NORAD 67980 · in orbit
- Starlink 36874 · NORAD 67981 · in orbit
- Starlink 36879 · NORAD 67982 · in orbit
- Starlink 36867 · NORAD 67983 · in orbit
- Starlink 36266 · NORAD 67984 · in orbit
- Starlink 36802 · NORAD 67985 · 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
250th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 12th this year · 864th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 25, 6:17 AM PST, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/25/2026 · source
Official Webcast by SpaceX has started
LL2 · 2/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 25 at 14:17 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 25 at 14:12 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 25 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 24 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 23 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 22 at 20:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-26 launch?
Starlink Group 17-26 launched on February 25, 2026 at 14:17 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-26?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-26; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-26?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-26 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 25, 6:17 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1093 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-26 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36912, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 3, 2026, was 265 × 266 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-26 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 17-26 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink