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Starlink Group 17-47

Launched

June 3, 2026 · 15:40 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 17-47 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 3, 2026 at 15:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 684th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 7,300th orbital launch attempt. It was the 589th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 63rd this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37733, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 9, 2026, was 304 × 305 km inclined 97.3°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1088 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed226/234 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-16 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
589th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 63rd this yearSpaceX's 684th launch65th this yearhumanity's 7,300th orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

97.3°Inclination
304 × 305 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
189.6°Ascending node
128 d agoElement epoch2026-06-09 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 37733 · NORAD 69329 · 2026-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2026-122A
Epoch
2026-06-09 14:00:04 UTC
Mean motion
15.91652572 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00009921
Inclination
97.2858°
Ascending node
189.5543°
Arg. of perigee
89.1877°
Mean anomaly
299.7028°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
213
B*
-0.0037480283

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 1 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M8SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M57SFairing Separation
  16. T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+52M42SSES-2
  22. T+52M43SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M34SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 24 still in orbit

  • Starlink 37733 · NORAD 69329 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37772 · NORAD 69330 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37768 · NORAD 69331 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37833 · NORAD 69332 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37818 · NORAD 69333 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37868 · NORAD 69334 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37877 · NORAD 69335 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37791 · NORAD 69336 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37765 · NORAD 69337 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37788 · NORAD 69338 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37743 · NORAD 69339 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37780 · NORAD 69340 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
  • Starlink 37781 · NORAD 69341 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37782 · NORAD 69342 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37776 · NORAD 69343 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37786 · NORAD 69344 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37785 · NORAD 69345 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37773 · NORAD 69346 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37744 · NORAD 69347 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37775 · NORAD 69348 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37777 · NORAD 69349 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37779 · NORAD 69350 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37549 · NORAD 69351 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37778 · NORAD 69352 · 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

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

271st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 33rd this year · 887th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 3, 8:40 AM PDT, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

4 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/3/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jun 03 at 15:40 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jun 03 at 15:37 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jun 03 at 14:36 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/2/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jun 03 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jun 02 at 14:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/23/2026 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/23/2026 · source

  • Now targeting June 2

    Nosu · 5/23/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 17-47 launch?

Starlink Group 17-47 launched on June 3, 2026 at 15:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-47?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-47; 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 17-47?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 17-47 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 3, 8:40 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1088 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 17-47 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 37733, one of 24 catalogued objects, from June 9, 2026, was 304 × 305 km inclined 97.3°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-47 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 17-47 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink