SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 17-17
Launched
March 26, 2026 · 23:03 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 17-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 26, 2026 at 23:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:03 to 03:03 UTC. It was SpaceX's 657th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 7,240th orbital launch attempt. It was the 564th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 38th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36296, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 2, 2026, was 286 × 288 km inclined 97.3°. 25 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1081 · flight 23 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 17-13 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 564th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 38th this yearSpaceX's 657th launch38th this yearhumanity's 7,240th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36296 · NORAD 68380 · 2026-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 25 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-063A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-02 18:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97982213 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001508
- Inclination
- 97.2834°
- Ascending node
- 233.5389°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.863°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.8208°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 232
- B*
- -0.003847
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+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+5M59SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M19SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M2SSES-2
- T+53M3SSECO-2
- T+1H1M54SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
25 catalogued: 25 payloads; 25 still in orbit
- Starlink 36296 · NORAD 68380 · in orbit
- Starlink 37111 · NORAD 68381 · in orbit
- Starlink 36946 · NORAD 68382 · in orbit
- Starlink 37121 · NORAD 68383 · in orbit
- Starlink 37137 · NORAD 68384 · in orbit
- Starlink 37128 · NORAD 68385 · in orbit
- Starlink 37198 · NORAD 68386 · in orbit
- Starlink 37223 · NORAD 68387 · in orbit
- Starlink 37203 · NORAD 68388 · in orbit
- Starlink 37197 · NORAD 68389 · in orbit
- Starlink 37193 · NORAD 68390 · in orbit
- Starlink 37216 · NORAD 68391 · in orbit
Show 13 more payloads
- Starlink 37215 · NORAD 68392 · in orbit
- Starlink 37184 · NORAD 68393 · in orbit
- Starlink 37157 · NORAD 68394 · in orbit
- Starlink 37172 · NORAD 68395 · in orbit
- Starlink 37190 · NORAD 68396 · in orbit
- Starlink 37194 · NORAD 68397 · in orbit
- Starlink 37220 · NORAD 68398 · in orbit
- Starlink 37187 · NORAD 68399 · in orbit
- Starlink 36235 · NORAD 68400 · in orbit
- Starlink 37175 · NORAD 68401 · in orbit
- Starlink 36360 · NORAD 68402 · in orbit
- Starlink 37218 · NORAD 68403 · in orbit
- Starlink 37188 · NORAD 68404 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
256th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 18th this year · 871st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 26, 4:03 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/26/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2026 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 26 at 23:03 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 26 at 02:39 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 25 at 23:03 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2026 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 17-17 launch?
Starlink Group 17-17 launched on March 26, 2026 at 23:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:03 to 03:03 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 17-17?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 17-17; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 25 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 17-17?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 17-17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Mar 26, 4:03 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1081 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 17-17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36296, one of 25 catalogued objects, from April 2, 2026, was 286 × 288 km inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 17-17 launch?
25 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 25 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 17-17 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink