SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-39
Launched
July 21, 2026 · 14:49 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 launched Starlink Group 17-39 from Vandenberg, adding 24 satellites to the expanding constellation that brings space-based internet coverage to underserved areas.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-39The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 23 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 51 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-41 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 611th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 85th this yearSpaceX's 706th launch87th this yearhumanity's 7,345th orbital launch attempt172nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38222 · NORAD 100101 · 2026-166A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38222
- Object ID
- 2026-166A
- Epoch
- 2026-08-20 02:10:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.73633722 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00051985
- Inclination
- 97.283°
- Ascending node
- 248.961°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48.2396°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.9312°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 466
- B*
- 0.0024739209
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+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M57SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M41SSES-2
- T+52M42SSECO-2
- T+1H1M33SStarlink Deployment
About this launch
Starlink Group 17-39 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 21, 2026 at 14:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 17:47 UTC. It was SpaceX's 706th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 7,345th orbital launch attempt. It was the 611th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 85th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38222, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 28, 2026, was 329 × 331 km inclined 97.3°.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
News
Live coverage: SpaceX tries again to launch Starlink mission from California following abortThe Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:43 a.m. PDT (10:43 a.m. EDT / 1443 UTC).
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Starship, and Chinese rockets scheduled to launchAfter last week’s aborted Starship Flight 13 launch, SpaceX is scheduling a new attempt as…- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFBThe Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. EDT / 1436 UTC).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
284th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 46th this year · 900th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 21, 7:49 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/21/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/21/2026 · source
Liftoff.
LL2 · 7/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 21 at 14:49 UTC
Nosu · 7/21/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 21 at 14:43 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Rescheduled for July 21.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Abort at ignition.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 20 at 14:49 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-39 launch?
Starlink Group 17-39 launched on July 21, 2026 at 14:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 17:47 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-39?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-39; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-39?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-39 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 21, 7:49 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-39 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38222, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 28, 2026, was 329 × 331 km inclined 97.3°.
Which program is Starlink Group 17-39 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink