SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-30
Launched
January 22, 2026 · 05:47 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-30 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 22, 2026 at 05:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:43 to 06:43 UTC. It was SpaceX's 628th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 7,190th orbital launch attempt. It was the 535th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 9th this year. Booster B1093 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36587, one of 25 catalogued objects, from January 27, 2026, was 277 × 279 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1093 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-12 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 535th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 9th this yearSpaceX's 628th launch9th this yearhumanity's 7,190th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36587 · NORAD 67532 · 2026-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36587
- Object ID
- 2026-014A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-27 14:00:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01249261 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001161
- Inclination
- 97.2829°
- Ascending node
- 270.2144°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.4846°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.3904°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 208
- B*
- -0.0023159
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M55SFairing Separation
- T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M35SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M15SSES-2
- T+53M16SSECO-2
- T+1H2M6SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 36587 · NORAD 67532 · in orbit
- Starlink 36417 · NORAD 67533 · in orbit
- Starlink 36576 · NORAD 67534 · in orbit
- Starlink 36574 · NORAD 67535 · in orbit
- Starlink 36572 · NORAD 67536 · in orbit
- Starlink 36561 · NORAD 67537 · in orbit
- Starlink 36397 · NORAD 67538 · in orbit
- Starlink 36573 · NORAD 67539 · in orbit
- Starlink 36585 · NORAD 67540 · in orbit
- Starlink 36579 · NORAD 67541 · in orbit
- Starlink 35934 · NORAD 67542 · in orbit
- Starlink 36581 · NORAD 67543 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36565 · NORAD 67544 · in orbit
- Starlink 36583 · NORAD 67545 · in orbit
- Starlink 36580 · NORAD 67546 · in orbit
- Starlink 36584 · NORAD 67547 · in orbit
- Starlink 36586 · NORAD 67548 · in orbit
- Starlink 36564 · NORAD 67549 · in orbit
- Starlink 36563 · NORAD 67550 · in orbit
- Starlink 36566 · NORAD 67551 · in orbit
- Starlink 36567 · NORAD 67552 · in orbit
- Starlink 36569 · NORAD 67553 · in orbit
- Starlink 36395 · NORAD 67554 · in orbit
- Starlink 36559 · NORAD 67555 · in orbit
- Starlink 36426 · NORAD 67560 · 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
242nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 856th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 21, 9:47 PM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 05:47 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 05:30 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 04:51 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 04:09 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 02:46 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 22 at 02:43 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-30 launch?
Starlink Group 17-30 launched on January 22, 2026 at 05:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:43 to 06:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-30?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-30; Watch Live: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-30?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-30 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jan 21, 9:47 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1093 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-30 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36587, one of 25 catalogued objects, from January 27, 2026, was 277 × 279 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-30 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 17-30 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink