SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-45
Launched
June 25, 2026 · 03:30 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-45 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 25, 2026 at 03:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:48 to 04:48 UTC. It was SpaceX's 695th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 7,324th orbital launch attempt. It was the 600th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 74th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 25th 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-38005, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 29, 2026, was 310 × 311 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-45The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1081 · flight 25 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 49 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-29 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 600th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 74th this yearSpaceX's 695th launch76th this yearhumanity's 7,324th orbital launch attempt151st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38005 · NORAD 69677 · 2026-145A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38005
- Object ID
- 2026-145A
- Epoch
- 2026-07-24 14:00:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.51997099 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00018657
- Inclination
- 97.2842°
- Ascending node
- 52.7953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.1644°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.2804°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 593
- B*
- -0.030604997
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−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- 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+52M54SSES-2
- T+52M56SSECO-2
- T+1H1M46SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit
- Starlink 38005 · NORAD 69677 · in orbit
- Starlink 38009 · NORAD 69678 · in orbit
- Starlink 37998 · NORAD 69679 · in orbit
- Starlink 37994 · NORAD 69680 · in orbit
- Starlink 37992 · NORAD 69681 · in orbit
- Starlink 37997 · NORAD 69682 · in orbit
- Starlink 37990 · NORAD 69683 · in orbit
- Starlink 37951 · NORAD 69684 · in orbit
- Starlink 37957 · NORAD 69685 · in orbit
- Starlink 37968 · NORAD 69686 · in orbit
- Starlink 37977 · NORAD 69687 · in orbit
- Starlink 37908 · NORAD 69688 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 37979 · NORAD 69689 · in orbit
- Starlink 37940 · NORAD 69690 · in orbit
- Starlink 37961 · NORAD 69691 · in orbit
- Starlink 37787 · NORAD 69692 · in orbit
- Starlink 37962 · NORAD 69693 · in orbit
- Starlink 37953 · NORAD 69694 · in orbit
- Starlink 37926 · NORAD 69695 · in orbit
- Starlink 37959 · NORAD 69696 · in orbit
- Starlink 37976 · NORAD 69697 · in orbit
- Starlink 37912 · NORAD 69698 · in orbit
- Starlink 37974 · NORAD 69699 · in orbit
- Starlink 37955 · NORAD 69700 · 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: West Coast Falcon 9 launch to continue expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink networkLiftoff of the Starlink 17-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:19 p.m. PDT (11:19 p.m. EDT / 0319 UTC).
Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missionsThis week’s launch manifest includes six orbital launches worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch…
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
277th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 39th this year · 893rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 24, 8:30 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 25 at 03:30 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 25 at 03:19 UTC
hitura-nobad · 6/24/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 25 at 02:48 UTC
Nosu · 6/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 24 at 02:48 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 24 at 11:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/10/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/10/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-45 launch?
Starlink Group 17-45 launched on June 25, 2026 at 03:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:48 to 04:48 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-45?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-45; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-45?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-45 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 24, 8:30 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1081 flew for the 25th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-45 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38005, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 29, 2026, was 310 × 311 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-45 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 17-45 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink