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Starlink Group 17-33

Launched

February 7, 2026 · 20:58 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 17-33 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 7, 2026 at 20:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:05 to 21:05 UTC. It was SpaceX's 634th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 7,201st orbital launch attempt. It was the 541st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 15th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 13th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36748, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 11, 2026, was 255 × 257 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1088 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 62 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 11-15 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
541st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 15th this yearSpaceX's 634th launch15th this yearhumanity's 7,201st orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

97.3°Inclination
255 × 257 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
152.6°Ascending node
246 d agoElement epoch2026-02-11 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 36748 · NORAD 67693 · 2026-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects

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Object
STARLINK-36748
Object ID
2026-025A
Epoch
2026-02-11 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
16.0931587 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00012308
Inclination
97.2834°
Ascending node
152.5648°
Arg. of perigee
59.9724°
Mean anomaly
92.2511°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
166
B*
-0.00091209073

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 2 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M55SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M16SSES-2
  22. T+53M17SSECO-2
  23. T+1H2M8SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit

  • Starlink 36748 · NORAD 67693 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36753 · NORAD 67694 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36750 · NORAD 67695 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36401 · NORAD 67696 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36704 · NORAD 67697 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36697 · NORAD 67698 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36716 · NORAD 67699 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36712 · NORAD 67700 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36713 · NORAD 67701 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36695 · NORAD 67702 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36630 · NORAD 67703 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36338 · NORAD 67704 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
  • Starlink 36316 · NORAD 67705 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36707 · NORAD 67706 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36645 · NORAD 67707 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36287 · NORAD 67708 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36698 · NORAD 67709 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36344 · NORAD 67710 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36687 · NORAD 67711 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36705 · NORAD 67712 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36708 · NORAD 67713 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36702 · NORAD 67714 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36718 · NORAD 67715 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36715 · NORAD 67716 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36385 · NORAD 67717 · 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

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

246th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 8th this year · 860th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 7, 12:58 PM PST, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

5 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 2/7/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Feb 07 at 20:58 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Feb 07 at 20:41 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Feb 07 at 17:21 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/6/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Feb 07 at 17:05 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/26/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 17-33 launch?

Starlink Group 17-33 launched on February 7, 2026 at 20:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:05 to 21:05 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-33?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-33; Watch Live: 25 Starlink Internet satellites launch from Vandenberg on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-33?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 17-33 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 7, 12:58 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1088 flew for the 13th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 17-33 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 36748, one of 25 catalogued objects, from February 11, 2026, was 255 × 257 km inclined 97.3°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-33 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 17-33 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink