SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-34
Launched
February 11, 2026 · 17:11 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-34 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 11, 2026 at 17:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:07 to 18:07 UTC. It was SpaceX's 635th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 7,202nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 542nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 16th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 36772, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 262 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-34The Space Devs
- Watch Live: 24 Starlink Internet satellites launch from Vandenberg on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 542nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 16th this yearSpaceX's 635th launch16th this yearhumanity's 7,202nd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36772 · NORAD 67721 · 2026-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36772
- Object ID
- 2026-026A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-11 18:04:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0775077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00034
- Inclination
- 97.28°
- Ascending node
- 95.528°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.08°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.22°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
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
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 36772 · NORAD 67721 · in orbit
- Starlink 36796 · NORAD 67722 · in orbit
- Starlink 36369 · NORAD 67723 · in orbit
- Starlink 36752 · NORAD 67724 · in orbit
- Starlink 36754 · NORAD 67725 · in orbit
- Starlink 36755 · NORAD 67726 · in orbit
- Starlink 36741 · NORAD 67727 · in orbit
- Starlink 36757 · NORAD 67728 · in orbit
- Starlink 36751 · NORAD 67729 · in orbit
- Starlink 36747 · NORAD 67730 · in orbit
- Starlink 36315 · NORAD 67731 · in orbit
- Starlink 36260 · NORAD 67732 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 36746 · NORAD 67733 · in orbit
- Starlink 36749 · NORAD 67734 · in orbit
- Starlink 36691 · NORAD 67735 · in orbit
- Starlink 36317 · NORAD 67736 · in orbit
- Starlink 36330 · NORAD 67737 · in orbit
- Starlink 36327 · NORAD 67738 · in orbit
- Starlink 36329 · NORAD 67739 · in orbit
- Starlink 36737 · NORAD 67740 · in orbit
- Starlink 36740 · NORAD 67741 · in orbit
- Starlink 36693 · NORAD 67742 · in orbit
- Starlink 36717 · NORAD 67743 · in orbit
- Starlink 36692 · NORAD 67744 · 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
247th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 9th this year · 861st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 11, 9:11 AM PST, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 2/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 11 at 17:11 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 11 at 17:07 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 11 at 14:17 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 11 at 14:14 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/10/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 11 at 14:07 UTC
hitura-nobad · 2/4/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 10 at 14:07 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/31/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 10 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-34 launch?
Starlink Group 17-34 launched on February 11, 2026 at 17:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:07 to 18:07 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-34?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-34; Watch Live: 24 Starlink Internet satellites launch from Vandenberg on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-34?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-34 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 11, 9:11 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-34 reach?
Starlink 36772, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 262 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-34 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 17-34 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink