SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-40
Launched
June 28, 2026 · 16:09 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-40 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 28, 2026 at 16:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 696th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 7,326th orbital launch attempt. It was the 601st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 75th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 17th 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-38055, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 30, 2026, was 273 × 274 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-40The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the West Coast with 24 Starlink satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1088 · flight 17 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 25 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-47 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 601st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 75th this yearSpaceX's 696th launch77th this yearhumanity's 7,326th orbital launch attempt153rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38055 · NORAD 69704 · 2026-147A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38055
- Object ID
- 2026-147A
- Epoch
- 2026-07-28 04:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49178471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000146
- Inclination
- 97.2838°
- Ascending node
- 246.0648°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.311°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.52°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 582
- B*
- 0.000077211
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+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M57SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M39SSES-2
- T+52M40SSECO-2
- T+1H1M30SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 38055 · NORAD 69704 · in orbit
- Starlink 37898 · NORAD 69705 · in orbit
- Starlink 37970 · NORAD 69706 · in orbit
- Starlink 37975 · NORAD 69707 · in orbit
- Starlink 37972 · NORAD 69708 · in orbit
- Starlink 37963 · NORAD 69709 · in orbit
- Starlink 37969 · NORAD 69710 · in orbit
- Starlink 37956 · NORAD 69711 · in orbit
- Starlink 38043 · NORAD 69712 · in orbit
- Starlink 38020 · NORAD 69713 · in orbit
- Starlink 38059 · NORAD 69714 · in orbit
- Starlink 38061 · NORAD 69715 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 38060 · NORAD 69716 · in orbit
- Starlink 38040 · NORAD 69717 · in orbit
- Starlink 37989 · NORAD 69718 · in orbit
- Starlink 38039 · NORAD 69719 · in orbit
- Starlink 38003 · NORAD 69720 · in orbit
- Starlink 38014 · NORAD 69721 · in orbit
- Starlink 37915 · NORAD 69722 · in orbit
- Starlink 38007 · NORAD 69723 · in orbit
- Starlink 38008 · NORAD 69724 · in orbit
- Starlink 38021 · NORAD 69725 · in orbit
- Starlink 38015 · NORAD 69726 · in orbit
- Starlink 38010 · NORAD 69727 · 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.
News
Live coverage: SpaceX plans Sunday Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force BaseThe Starlink 17-40 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled at 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. EDT / 1436 UTC).
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
278th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 40th this year · 894th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 28, 9:09 AM PDT, in daylight
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 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/28/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 28 at 16:09 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 28 at 15:40 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 28 at 14:36 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/27/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-40 launch?
Starlink Group 17-40 launched on June 28, 2026 at 16:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-40?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-40; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the West Coast with 24 Starlink satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-40?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-40 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 28, 9:09 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 17th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-40 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38055, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 30, 2026, was 273 × 274 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-40 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 17-40 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink