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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

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Tuesday March 17 2026, 05:19:09 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launching

South

197° · SSW

34.632, -120.611

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee256 km

Perigee242 km

Period89.5 min

Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 197° · SSW from Starlink 17-24.

OrbitStarlink 17-24› conelow

1 70042U 26053A 26076.26459491 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70042 97.2906 310.4778 0010676 272.2658 103.3085 16.09076500 04

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

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Mission

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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1088

active14th flight

Flights17

Landings17/17100%

Fastest turn9d 3h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

37d 8h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 17

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%Wind5 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud93%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 2911 m above freezing 4294 m (89% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop 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+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:37

SES-1

T+00:02:59

Fairing Separation

T+00:05:59

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:19

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:51

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:13

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

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

WindowTuesday March 17 2026, 02:37:00 UTC→Tuesday March 17 2026, 06:37:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598