SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-36
Launched
April 30, 2026 · 02:42 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-36 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 30, 2026 at 02:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 671st launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 7,275th orbital launch attempt. It was the 577th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 51st this year. Booster B1093 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 37527, one of 24 catalogued objects, from May 4, 2026, was 289 × 291 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-36The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink Satellites from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1093 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed220/228 landed here · 30 days after its previous flight, Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 577th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 51st this yearSpaceX's 671st launch52nd this yearhumanity's 7,275th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37527 · NORAD 68895 · 2026-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-097A
- Epoch
- 2026-05-04 18:00:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97035912 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001557
- Inclination
- 97.2874°
- Ascending node
- 319.673°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.2676°
- Mean anomaly
- 130.776°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 194
- B*
- -0.0055976
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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M41SSECO-1
- T+52M19SSES-2
- T+52M21SSECO-2
- T+1H1M11SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 37527 · NORAD 68895 · in orbit
- Starlink 37432 · NORAD 68896 · in orbit
- Starlink 37534 · NORAD 68897 · in orbit
- Starlink 37386 · NORAD 68898 · in orbit
- Starlink 37514 · NORAD 68899 · in orbit
- Starlink 36961 · NORAD 68900 · in orbit
- Starlink 37360 · NORAD 68901 · in orbit
- Starlink 37564 · NORAD 68902 · in orbit
- Starlink 37567 · NORAD 68903 · in orbit
- Starlink 37528 · NORAD 68904 · in orbit
- Starlink 37494 · NORAD 68905 · in orbit
- Starlink 37541 · NORAD 68906 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37551 · NORAD 68907 · in orbit
- Starlink 37566 · NORAD 68908 · in orbit
- Starlink 37544 · NORAD 68909 · in orbit
- Starlink 37493 · NORAD 68910 · in orbit
- Starlink 37543 · NORAD 68911 · in orbit
- Starlink 37477 · NORAD 68912 · in orbit
- Starlink 37504 · NORAD 68913 · in orbit
- Starlink 37540 · NORAD 68914 · in orbit
- Starlink 37516 · NORAD 68915 · in orbit
- Starlink 37507 · NORAD 68916 · in orbit
- Starlink 37542 · NORAD 68917 · in orbit
- Starlink 37529 · NORAD 68918 · 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
264th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 26th this year · 880th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 29, 7:42 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/30/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:37:53 UTC
hitura-nobad · 4/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:37 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 29 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Apr 29 at 11:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-36 launch?
Starlink Group 17-36 launched on April 30, 2026 at 02:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-36?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-36; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink Satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-36?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-36 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 29, 7:42 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1093 flew for the 13th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-36 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37527, one of 24 catalogued objects, from May 4, 2026, was 289 × 291 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-36 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 17-36 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink