SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-49
Launched
August 12, 2026 · 04:46 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 launched from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4E, successfully inserting 24 Starlink satellites into orbit for the mega-constellation's internet service.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-49The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches California carrying 24 Starlink satellite to orbitSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1103 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 26 days after its previous flight, SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 620th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 94th this yearSpaceX's 716th launch97th this yearhumanity's 7,364th orbital launch attempt191st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38267 · NORAD 100301 · 2026-184A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38267
- Object ID
- 2026-184A
- Epoch
- 2026-09-10 14:21:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49209112 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00014045
- Inclination
- 97.2806°
- Ascending node
- 118.8657°
- Arg. of perigee
- 49.3907°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.7467°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 584
- B*
- 0.00062442586
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
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+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+52M37SSES-2
- T+52M38SSECO-2
- T+1H1M28SStarlink Deployment
About this launch
Starlink Group 17-49 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 12, 2026 at 04:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 716th launch, 97th this year and humanity's 7,364th orbital launch attempt. It was the 620th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 94th this year. Booster B1103 flew for the 5th 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-38267, one of 24 catalogued objects, from August 19, 2026, was 335 × 336 km inclined 97.3°.
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 17-49 mission will be the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT / 0200 UTC).
Launch Preview: Chinese failure opens busy international launch salvoThe week of Aug. 10 opened with an extraordinary Monday, four launches across three countries…
Airspace and maritime notices
1 notice filed by the US Coast Guard
- Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
289th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 51st this year · 905th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 11, 9:46 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
Adjusted historical T-0.
Show 7 earlier updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 8/12/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 12 at 04:46 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 12 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Aug 11 at 02:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-49 launch?
Starlink Group 17-49 launched on August 12, 2026 at 04:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-49?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-49; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches California carrying 24 Starlink satellite to orbit; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-49?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-49 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 11, 9:46 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1103 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-49 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38267, one of 24 catalogued objects, from August 19, 2026, was 335 × 336 km inclined 97.3°.
Which program is Starlink Group 17-49 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink