SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-46
Launched
July 2, 2026 · 02:58 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-46 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 2, 2026 at 02:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 698th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 7,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 603rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 77th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 7th 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-38033, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 7, 2026, was 322 × 324 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-46The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1100 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 36 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-37 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 603rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 77th this yearSpaceX's 698th launch79th this yearhumanity's 7,329th orbital launch attempt156th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38033 · NORAD 69739 · 2026-150A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38033
- Object ID
- 2026-150A
- Epoch
- 2026-07-31 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6834382 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00019766
- Inclination
- 97.284°
- Ascending node
- 51.8307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.919°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.4334°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 592
- B*
- -0.015953458
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 38033 · NORAD 69739 · in orbit
- Starlink 38076 · NORAD 69740 · in orbit
- Starlink 38074 · NORAD 69741 · in orbit
- Starlink 38041 · NORAD 69742 · in orbit
- Starlink 38087 · NORAD 69743 · in orbit
- Starlink 38078 · NORAD 69744 · in orbit
- Starlink 38047 · NORAD 69745 · in orbit
- Starlink 38046 · NORAD 69746 · in orbit
- Starlink 38067 · NORAD 69747 · in orbit
- Starlink 37988 · NORAD 69748 · in orbit
- Starlink 37987 · NORAD 69749 · in orbit
- Starlink 38037 · NORAD 69750 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Starlink 38049 · NORAD 69751 · in orbit
- Starlink 38029 · NORAD 69752 · in orbit
- Starlink 37965 · NORAD 69753 · in orbit
- Starlink 38048 · NORAD 69754 · in orbit
- Starlink 38006 · NORAD 69755 · in orbit
- Starlink 38036 · NORAD 69756 · in orbit
- Starlink 38058 · NORAD 69757 · in orbit
- Starlink 38066 · NORAD 69758 · in orbit
- Starlink 38035 · NORAD 69759 · in orbit
- Starlink 38056 · NORAD 69760 · in orbit
- Starlink 38069 · NORAD 69761 · in orbit
- Starlink 38019 · NORAD 69762 · 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 to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFBThe Starlink 17-46 mission will fly on the 77th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:57 p.m. PDT (10:57 p.m. EDT / 0257 UTC).
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
279th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 41st this year · 895th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 1, 7:58 PM PDT, in daylight
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.
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Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-46 launch?
Starlink Group 17-46 launched on July 2, 2026 at 02:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-46?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-46; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-46?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-46 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 1, 7:58 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-46 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38033, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 7, 2026, was 322 × 324 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-46 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 17-46 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink