SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-43
Launched
June 7, 2026 · 04:24 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-43 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 7, 2026 at 04:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 686th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 7,304th orbital launch attempt. It was the 591st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 65th this year. Booster B1097 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37537, one of 23 catalogued objects, from June 18, 2026, was 350 × 352 km inclined 97.3°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-43The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with Starlink and Starshield satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 591st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 65th this yearSpaceX's 686th launch67th this yearhumanity's 7,304th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37537 · NORAD 69420 · 2026-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-126A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-18 20:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.75212158 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001366
- Inclination
- 97.2831°
- Ascending node
- 29.8918°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.4618°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.1219°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 300
- B*
- -0.00048413
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+2M27SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M3SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M54SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M16SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M55SSES-2
- T+52M57SSECO-2
- T+1H1M47SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 23 still in orbit
- Starlink 37537 · NORAD 69420 · in orbit
- Starlink 37585 · NORAD 69421 · in orbit
- Starlink 37573 · NORAD 69422 · in orbit
- Starlink 37820 · NORAD 69423 · in orbit
- Starlink 37822 · NORAD 69424 · in orbit
- Starlink 37836 · NORAD 69425 · in orbit
- Starlink 37850 · NORAD 69426 · in orbit
- Starlink 37823 · NORAD 69427 · in orbit
- Starlink 37834 · NORAD 69428 · in orbit
- Starlink 37857 · NORAD 69429 · in orbit
- Starlink 37866 · NORAD 69430 · in orbit
- Starlink 37555 · NORAD 69431 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
- Starlink 37870 · NORAD 69432 · in orbit
- Starlink 37872 · NORAD 69433 · in orbit
- Starlink 37815 · NORAD 69434 · in orbit
- Starlink 37801 · NORAD 69435 · in orbit
- Starlink 37800 · NORAD 69436 · in orbit
- Starlink 37792 · NORAD 69437 · in orbit
- Starlink 37783 · NORAD 69438 · in orbit
- Starlink 37771 · NORAD 69439 · in orbit
- Starlink 37747 · NORAD 69440 · in orbit
- USA 608 · NORAD 69441 · in orbit
- USA 609 · NORAD 69442 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. 2 US military Starshield satellites are also on board.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
272nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 34th this year · 888th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT, at night
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 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 07 at 04:24 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 07 at 04:24 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/6/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 07 at 02:57 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/6/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2026 · source
Added launch per air space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-43 launch?
Starlink Group 17-43 launched on June 7, 2026 at 04:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-43?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-43; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with Starlink and Starshield satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-43?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-43 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1097 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-43 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37537, one of 23 catalogued objects, from June 18, 2026, was 350 × 352 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-43 launch?
23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 23 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-43 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink