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Starlink Group 17-36

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Thursday April 30 2026, 02:42:49 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

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

Apogee271 km

Perigee258 km

Period89.8 min

Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 197° · SSW from Starlink 17-36.

OrbitStarlink 17-36› conehigh

1 70078U 26097A 26120.15510417 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991

2 70078 97.2916 314.6543 0009860 263.0893 106.3729 16.03697818 05

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 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1093

active13th flight

Flights16

Landings16/16100%

Fastest turn21d 22h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

30d 15h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 11-11.

Previous flights · 15

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%Wind3 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud79%Temp14°C

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

max cloud-top 3696 m above freezing 4757 m (2% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 7.4 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

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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

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

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+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:37

SES-1

T+00:02:59

Fairing Separation

T+00:05:59

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:20

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:51

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:13

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:41

SECO-1

T+00:52:19

SES-2

T+00:52:21

SECO-2

T+01:01:11

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowThursday April 30 2026, 02:00:00 UTC→Thursday April 30 2026, 06:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record622/623 successful

Landings608/613