SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-28
Launched
June 21, 2026 · 16:39 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-28 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 21, 2026 at 16:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 693rd launch, 74th this year and humanity's 7,321st orbital launch attempt. It was the 598th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 72nd this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 33rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37656, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2026, was 298 × 301 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-28The Space Devs
- Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink serviceSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1063 · flight 33 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 71 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-21 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 598th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 72nd this yearSpaceX's 693rd launch74th this yearhumanity's 7,321st orbital launch attempt148th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-37656 · NORAD 69649 · 2026-143A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37656
- Object ID
- 2026-143A
- Epoch
- 2026-07-21 02:15:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49203631 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00012432
- Inclination
- 97.2844°
- Ascending node
- 246.0333°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.2221°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.8994°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 579
- B*
- 0.00060562724
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+1M9SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M58SFairing Separation
- T+6MEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+54M58SSES-2
- T+54M59SSECO-2
- T+1H3M50SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 37656 · NORAD 69649 · in orbit
- Starlink 37646 · NORAD 69650 · in orbit
- Starlink 37749 · NORAD 69651 · in orbit
- Starlink 37819 · NORAD 69652 · in orbit
- Starlink 37729 · NORAD 69653 · in orbit
- Starlink 37838 · NORAD 69654 · in orbit
- Starlink 37884 · NORAD 69655 · in orbit
- Starlink 37876 · NORAD 69656 · in orbit
- Starlink 37784 · NORAD 69657 · in orbit
- Starlink 37851 · NORAD 69658 · in orbit
- Starlink 37229 · NORAD 69659 · in orbit
- Starlink 37556 · NORAD 69660 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37867 · NORAD 69661 · in orbit
- Starlink 37852 · NORAD 69662 · in orbit
- Starlink 37554 · NORAD 69663 · in orbit
- Starlink 37830 · NORAD 69664 · in orbit
- Starlink 37837 · NORAD 69665 · in orbit
- Starlink 37943 · NORAD 69666 · in orbit
- Starlink 37941 · NORAD 69667 · in orbit
- Starlink 37930 · NORAD 69668 · in orbit
- Starlink 37945 · NORAD 69669 · in orbit
- Starlink 37948 · NORAD 69670 · in orbit
- Starlink 37949 · NORAD 69671 · in orbit
- Starlink 37946 · NORAD 69672 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
News
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from VandenbergThe Starlink 17-28 mission is the 58th mission launching the broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8:12:16 a.m. PDT (11:12:16 a.m. EDT / 1512:16 UTC).
Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the worldA very busy launch manifest is expected in the upcoming week, with 10 launches scheduled…
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
276th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 38th this year · 892nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 21, 9:39 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 6/21/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 21 at 16:39 UTC
hitura-nobad · 6/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 21 at 16:21 UTC
hitura-nobad · 6/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 21 at 15:12 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 21 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/10/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-28 launch?
Starlink Group 17-28 launched on June 21, 2026 at 16:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-28?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-28; Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-28?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-28 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 21, 9:39 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 33rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-28 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37656, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2026, was 298 × 301 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-28 launch?
24 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 24 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-28 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink