SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-27
Launched
April 15, 2026 · 04:29 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-27 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 15, 2026 at 04:29 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 665th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 7,260th orbital launch attempt. It was the 572nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 46th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37242, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 23, 2026, was 334 × 336 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-27The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink internet satellites from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 21 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed215/223 landed here · 44 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-23 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 572nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 46th this yearSpaceX's 665th launch46th this yearhumanity's 7,260th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37242 · NORAD 68728 · 2026-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-082A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-23 13:20:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80937457 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00017788
- Inclination
- 97.2887°
- Ascending node
- 335.6692°
- Arg. of perigee
- 132.8318°
- Mean anomaly
- 227.31°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 118
- B*
- 0.00056585569
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+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M58SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M21SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M41SSECO-1
- T+52M13SSES-2
- T+52M14SSECO-2
- T+1H1M5SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37242 · NORAD 68728 · in orbit
- Starlink 37264 · NORAD 68729 · in orbit
- Starlink 37230 · NORAD 68730 · in orbit
- Starlink 37202 · NORAD 68731 · in orbit
- Starlink 37167 · NORAD 68732 · in orbit
- Starlink 37278 · NORAD 68733 · in orbit
- Starlink 37349 · NORAD 68734 · in orbit
- Starlink 37339 · NORAD 68735 · in orbit
- Starlink 37327 · NORAD 68736 · in orbit
- Starlink 37348 · NORAD 68737 · in orbit
- Starlink 37331 · NORAD 68738 · in orbit
- Starlink 37338 · NORAD 68739 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37314 · NORAD 68740 · in orbit
- Starlink 36314 · NORAD 68741 · in orbit
- Starlink 37351 · NORAD 68742 · in orbit
- Starlink 37354 · NORAD 68743 · in orbit
- Starlink 37344 · NORAD 68744 · in orbit
- Starlink 37267 · NORAD 68745 · in orbit
- Starlink 37347 · NORAD 68746 · in orbit
- Starlink 37268 · NORAD 68747 · in orbit
- Starlink 37325 · NORAD 68748 · in orbit
- Starlink 37324 · NORAD 68749 · in orbit
- Starlink 37350 · NORAD 68750 · in orbit
- Starlink 37277 · NORAD 68751 · in orbit
- Starlink 37342 · NORAD 68752 · 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
260th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 22nd this year · 876th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 14, 9:29 PM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/15/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 15 at 04:29 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 15 at 03:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 15 at 02:41 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 15 at 02:40 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 15 at 02:00 UTC
Nosu · 4/6/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 14 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/1/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-27 launch?
Starlink Group 17-27 launched on April 15, 2026 at 04:29 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-27?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-27; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink internet satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-27?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-27 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 14, 9:29 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-27 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37242, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 23, 2026, was 334 × 336 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-27 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 17-27 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink