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Starlink Group 17-22

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Starlink Group 17-22

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Apr 19, 16:03:09 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:31

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:37

SES-1

T+00:02:59

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:20

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:50

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:12

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:41

SECO-1

T+00:52:57

SES-2

T+00:52:58

SECO-2

T+01:01:48

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowApr 19, 14:00:00 UTC→Apr 19, 18:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1097
active8th flight
Flights11
Landings11/11100%
Fastest turn14d 3h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
42d 5h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 10
  1. #11Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)+30d 2hOCISLYJul 7, 2026
  2. #10Starlink Group 17-43+26d 2hOCISLYJun 7, 2026
  3. #9NROL-172+22d 10hOCISLYMay 12, 2026
  4. #7Starlink Group 17-18+41d 17hOCISLYMar 8, 2026
  5. #6Starlink Group 17-20+14d 3hOCISLYJan 25, 2026
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launching
South
197° · SSW
34.632, -120.611

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee258 km
Perigee244 km
Period89.5 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 197° · SSW from Starlink 17-22.

OrbitStarlink 17-22› conehigh
1 70069U 26086A 26109.71146991 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 70069 97.2907 144.3769 0010651 272.9361 100.5206 16.08490148 00

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud80%Temp62°F