SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-42
Launched
May 20, 2026 · 02:46 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-42 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 20, 2026 at 02:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:11 to 06:11 UTC. It was SpaceX's 677th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 7,288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 583rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 57th this year. Booster B1103 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37726, one of 24 catalogued objects, from May 27, 2026, was 334 × 336 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1103 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed224/232 landed here · 42 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-35 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 583rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 57th this yearSpaceX's 677th launch58th this yearhumanity's 7,288th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37726 · NORAD 69124 · 2026-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-110A
- Epoch
- 2026-05-27 18:00:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80840634 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001302
- Inclination
- 97.2842°
- Ascending node
- 343.4698°
- Arg. of perigee
- 106.8381°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.539°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 237
- B*
- -0.00039764
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+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M30SSES-2
- T+52M31SSECO-2
- T+1H1M21SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 37726 · NORAD 69124 · in orbit
- Starlink 37722 · NORAD 69125 · in orbit
- Starlink 37715 · NORAD 69126 · in orbit
- Starlink 37706 · NORAD 69127 · in orbit
- Starlink 37723 · NORAD 69128 · in orbit
- Starlink 37720 · NORAD 69129 · in orbit
- Starlink 37533 · NORAD 69130 · in orbit
- Starlink 37530 · NORAD 69131 · in orbit
- Starlink 37660 · NORAD 69132 · in orbit
- Starlink 37633 · NORAD 69133 · in orbit
- Starlink 37361 · NORAD 69134 · in orbit
- Starlink 37372 · NORAD 69135 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37531 · NORAD 69136 · in orbit
- Starlink 37662 · NORAD 69137 · in orbit
- Starlink 37658 · NORAD 69138 · in orbit
- Starlink 37659 · NORAD 69139 · in orbit
- Starlink 37653 · NORAD 69140 · in orbit
- Starlink 37654 · NORAD 69141 · in orbit
- Starlink 37655 · NORAD 69142 · in orbit
- Starlink 37636 · NORAD 69143 · in orbit
- Starlink 37638 · NORAD 69144 · in orbit
- Starlink 37657 · NORAD 69145 · in orbit
- Starlink 37639 · NORAD 69146 · in orbit
- Starlink 37661 · NORAD 69147 · 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
268th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 30th this year · 884th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 19, 7:46 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
8 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 5/20/2026 · source
Now targeting May 20 at 02:46 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source
Now targeting May 20 at 02:36 UTC
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2026 · source
Now targeting May 20 at 02:11 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source
Now targeting May 19 at 02:11 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source
Now targeting May 18 at 02:11 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source
Delayed to NET May 17 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/5/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/4/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-42 launch?
Starlink Group 17-42 launched on May 20, 2026 at 02:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:11 to 06:11 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-42?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-42; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg in California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-42?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-42 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was May 19, 7:46 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1103 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-42 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37726, one of 24 catalogued objects, from May 27, 2026, was 334 × 336 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-42 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 17-42 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink