SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-35
Launched
April 7, 2026 · 02:50 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-35 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 7, 2026 at 02:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:03 to 03:03 UTC. It was SpaceX's 661st launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 7,251st orbital launch attempt. It was the 568th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 42nd this year. Booster B1103 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37135, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 16, 2026, was 335 × 336 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-35The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 25 Starlink internet satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1103 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed213/221 landed here · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 568th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 42nd this yearSpaceX's 661st launch42nd this yearhumanity's 7,251st orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37135 · NORAD 68602 · 2026-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37135
- Object ID
- 2026-073A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-16 16:21:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80739549 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000178
- Inclination
- 97.2853°
- Ascending node
- 304.276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 122.2893°
- Mean anomaly
- 237.8393°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 153
- B*
- 0.00021594743
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+1M9SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M56SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M17SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M41SSECO-1
- T+52M45SSES-2
- T+52M46SSECO-2
- T+1H1M37SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 37135 · NORAD 68602 · in orbit
- Starlink 37189 · NORAD 68603 · in orbit
- Starlink 37130 · NORAD 68604 · in orbit
- Starlink 37131 · NORAD 68605 · in orbit
- Starlink 37253 · NORAD 68606 · in orbit
- Starlink 37246 · NORAD 68607 · in orbit
- Starlink 37243 · NORAD 68608 · in orbit
- Starlink 37250 · NORAD 68609 · in orbit
- Starlink 37105 · NORAD 68610 · in orbit
- Starlink 37177 · NORAD 68611 · in orbit
- Starlink 36386 · NORAD 68612 · in orbit
- Starlink 36187 · NORAD 68613 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37170 · NORAD 68614 · in orbit
- Starlink 37176 · NORAD 68615 · in orbit
- Starlink 37152 · NORAD 68616 · in orbit
- Starlink 37186 · NORAD 68617 · in orbit
- Starlink 37179 · NORAD 68618 · in orbit
- Starlink 37226 · NORAD 68619 · in orbit
- Starlink 37211 · NORAD 68620 · in orbit
- Starlink 37269 · NORAD 68621 · in orbit
- Starlink 37252 · NORAD 68622 · in orbit
- Starlink 37284 · NORAD 68623 · in orbit
- Starlink 37231 · NORAD 68624 · in orbit
- Starlink 37249 · NORAD 68625 · in orbit
- Starlink 37285 · NORAD 68626 · 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
258th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 20th this year · 873rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 6, 7:50 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 07 at 02:50 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 07 at 02:49 UTC
Nosu · 4/6/2026 · source
Confirmed rescheduled for April 6.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/6/2026 · source
Scrub due to upper level windshear.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/6/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 06 at 02:56 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/5/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 06 at 02:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/5/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 05 at 23:03 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 04 at 23:03 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/1/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-35 launch?
Starlink Group 17-35 launched on April 7, 2026 at 02:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:03 to 03:03 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-35?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-35; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 25 Starlink internet satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-35?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-35 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 6, 7:50 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1103 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-35 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37135, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 16, 2026, was 335 × 336 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-35 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 17-35 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink