SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-51
Launched
July 25, 2026 · 15:51 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Falcon 9 Block 5 successfully launched Starlink Group 17-51, adding 24 satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 17-51The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 24 Starlink internet satellitesSpaceflight Now
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1100 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 23 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-46 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 613th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 87th this yearSpaceX's 709th launch90th this yearhumanity's 7,350th orbital launch attempt177th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-38182 · NORAD 100148 · 2026-171A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-38182
- Object ID
- 2026-171A
- Epoch
- 2026-08-23 23:44:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.75264825 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00010783
- Inclination
- 97.2836°
- Ascending node
- 268.2735°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.2111°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.9275°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 464
- B*
- 0.0012352614
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−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- 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
About this launch
Starlink Group 17-51 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 25, 2026 at 15:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 709th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 7,350th orbital launch attempt. It was the 613th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 87th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 8th 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-38182, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 29, 2026, was 283 × 295 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 Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites from West CoastLiftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:51 a.m. PDT (11:51 a.m. EDT / 1551 UTC). The Falcon 9 will place 24 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Starship, and Chinese rockets scheduled to launchAfter last week’s aborted Starship Flight 13 launch, SpaceX is scheduling a new attempt as…
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
285th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 47th this year · 901st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 25, 8:51 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/25/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 25 at 15:51 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/24/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 25 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 24 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-51 launch?
Starlink Group 17-51 launched on July 25, 2026 at 15:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-51?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-51; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 24 Starlink internet satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-51?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-51 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 25, 8:51 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-51 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-38182, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 29, 2026, was 283 × 295 km inclined 97.3°.
Which program is Starlink Group 17-51 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink