SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-44
Launched
June 11, 2026 · 15:05 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-44 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 11, 2026 at 15:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 688th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 7,309th orbital launch attempt. It was the 593rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 67th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 34th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37816, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2026, was 291 × 293 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 34 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed228/236 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, CAS500-2 & Others · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 593rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 67th this yearSpaceX's 688th launch69th this yearhumanity's 7,309th orbital launch attempt136th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 37816 · NORAD 69478 · 2026-131 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-131A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-17 18:00:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96316495 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001149
- Inclination
- 97.2824°
- Ascending node
- 188.9762°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.4448°
- Mean anomaly
- 35.9636°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 210
- B*
- -0.0026551
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−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- 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+52M25SSES-2
- T+52M26SSECO-2
- T+1H1M17SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 37816 · NORAD 69478 · in orbit
- Starlink 37878 · NORAD 69479 · in orbit
- Starlink 37817 · NORAD 69480 · in orbit
- Starlink 37727 · NORAD 69481 · in orbit
- Starlink 37814 · NORAD 69482 · in orbit
- Starlink 37869 · NORAD 69483 · in orbit
- Starlink 37873 · NORAD 69484 · in orbit
- Starlink 37892 · NORAD 69485 · in orbit
- Starlink 37893 · NORAD 69486 · in orbit
- Starlink 37842 · NORAD 69487 · in orbit
- Starlink 37449 · NORAD 69488 · in orbit
- Starlink 37831 · NORAD 69489 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37879 · NORAD 69490 · in orbit
- Starlink 37856 · NORAD 69491 · in orbit
- Starlink 37568 · NORAD 69492 · in orbit
- Starlink 37855 · NORAD 69493 · in orbit
- Starlink 37854 · NORAD 69494 · in orbit
- Starlink 37789 · NORAD 69495 · in orbit
- Starlink 37839 · NORAD 69496 · in orbit
- Starlink 37798 · NORAD 69497 · in orbit
- Starlink 37853 · NORAD 69498 · in orbit
- Starlink 37849 · NORAD 69499 · in orbit
- Starlink 37835 · NORAD 69500 · in orbit
- Starlink 37843 · NORAD 69501 · 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
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
273rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 35th this year · 889th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 11, 8:05 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/11/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 11 at 15:05 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 11 at 15:04 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/10/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 11 at 14:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/10/2026 · source
Delayed to June 11.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/9/2026 · source
Now targeting June 10
Nosu · 5/23/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/21/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-44 launch?
Starlink Group 17-44 launched on June 11, 2026 at 15:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-44?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-44; Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service from Vandenberg, Calif.; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-44?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-44 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 11, 8:05 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 34th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-44 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 37816, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2026, was 291 × 293 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-44 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 17-44 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink