SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-31
Launched
March 13, 2026 · 14:57 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-31 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 13, 2026 at 14:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:58 to 14:58 UTC. It was SpaceX's 650th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 7,226th orbital launch attempt. It was the 557th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 31st this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 32nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36604, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 19, 2026, was 277 × 278 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-31The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 32 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-32 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 557th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 31st this yearSpaceX's 650th launch31st this yearhumanity's 7,226th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36604 · NORAD 68142 · 2026-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36604
- Object ID
- 2026-049A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-19 13:52:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01563866 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000555
- Inclination
- 97.2797°
- Ascending node
- 98.1391°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.4234°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.7104°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 96
- B*
- -0.0010855
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−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX 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+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 36604 · NORAD 68142 · in orbit
- Starlink 36995 · NORAD 68143 · in orbit
- Starlink 37020 · NORAD 68144 · in orbit
- Starlink 36244 · NORAD 68145 · in orbit
- Starlink 36980 · NORAD 68146 · in orbit
- Starlink 37055 · NORAD 68147 · in orbit
- Starlink 36981 · NORAD 68148 · in orbit
- Starlink 36992 · NORAD 68149 · in orbit
- Starlink 37060 · NORAD 68150 · in orbit
- Starlink 37073 · NORAD 68151 · in orbit
- Starlink 37049 · NORAD 68152 · in orbit
- Starlink 37072 · NORAD 68153 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 36241 · NORAD 68154 · in orbit
- Starlink 37048 · NORAD 68155 · in orbit
- Starlink 36313 · NORAD 68156 · in orbit
- Starlink 37064 · NORAD 68157 · in orbit
- Starlink 37069 · NORAD 68158 · in orbit
- Starlink 37053 · NORAD 68159 · in orbit
- Starlink 36306 · NORAD 68160 · in orbit
- Starlink 37057 · NORAD 68161 · in orbit
- Starlink 37013 · NORAD 68162 · in orbit
- Starlink 36958 · NORAD 68163 · in orbit
- Starlink 37002 · NORAD 68164 · in orbit
- Starlink 36971 · NORAD 68165 · in orbit
- Starlink 36273 · NORAD 68166 · 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
253rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 15th this year · 868th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 13, 7:57 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/13/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 13 at 14:57 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 13 at 14:33 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 13 at 10:58 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 12 at 10:58 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 11 at 10:58 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 10 at 10:58 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/3/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/25/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-31 launch?
Starlink Group 17-31 launched on March 13, 2026 at 14:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:58 to 14:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-31?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-31; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites launch from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-31?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-31 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 13, 7:57 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 32nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-31 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36604, one of 25 catalogued objects, from March 19, 2026, was 277 × 278 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-31 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 17-31 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink