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Starlink Group 17-37

Launched

May 26, 2026 · 14:50 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 17-37 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 26, 2026 at 14:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 681st launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 7,293rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 586th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 60th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37613, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 1, 2026, was 312 × 313 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1100 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed225/233 landed here · 33 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-14 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
586th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 60th this yearSpaceX's 681st launch62nd this yearhumanity's 7,293rd orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.3°Inclination
312 × 313 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
169.2°Ascending node
136 d agoElement epoch2026-06-01 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 37613 · NORAD 69211 · 2026-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2026-115A
Epoch
2026-06-01 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.88807316 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00008658
Inclination
97.283°
Ascending node
169.153°
Arg. of perigee
100.5176°
Mean anomaly
146.1233°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
218
B*
-0.0048687422

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+59 min 48 s
  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+1M8SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M57SFairing Separation
  16. T+5M58SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M21SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+50M56SSES-2
  22. T+50M57SSECO-2
  23. T+59M48SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit

  • Starlink 37613 · NORAD 69211 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37713 · NORAD 69212 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37716 · NORAD 69213 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37620 · NORAD 69214 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37700 · NORAD 69215 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37766 · NORAD 69216 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37763 · NORAD 69217 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37724 · NORAD 69218 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37758 · NORAD 69219 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37201 · NORAD 69220 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37728 · NORAD 69221 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37760 · NORAD 69222 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
  • Starlink 37759 · NORAD 69223 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37725 · NORAD 69224 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37770 · NORAD 69225 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37736 · NORAD 69226 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37737 · NORAD 69227 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37618 · NORAD 69228 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37679 · NORAD 69229 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37746 · NORAD 69230 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37557 · NORAD 69231 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37745 · NORAD 69232 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37739 · NORAD 69233 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37755 · NORAD 69234 · 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

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

269th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 31st this year · 885th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: May 26, 7:50 AM PDT, in daylight

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

6 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 5/26/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 5/26/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 26 at 14:50 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 26 at 14:00 UTC

    Nosu · 5/23/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 24 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 23 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 16 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 15 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 14 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 17-37 launch?

Starlink Group 17-37 launched on May 26, 2026 at 14:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-37?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-37; Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites for SpaceX's Starlink internet service from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-37?

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

Where did Starlink Group 17-37 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was May 26, 7:50 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1100 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 17-37 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 37613, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 1, 2026, was 312 × 313 km inclined 97.3°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-37 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 17-37 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink