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Starlink Group 17-36

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Starlink Group 17-36

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Apr 30, 02:42:49 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 24 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

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
WindowApr 30, 02:00:00 UTC→Apr 30, 06:00:00 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-provenB1093
active13th flight
Flights14
Landings14/14100%
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 · 14
  1. #15Starlink Group 15-14+28d 9hOCISLYJul 14, 2026
  2. #14Starlink Group 17-54+46d 12hOCISLYJun 15, 2026
  3. #12Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)+32d 20hOCISLYMar 30, 2026
  4. #11Starlink Group 17-26+34d 8hOCISLYFeb 25, 2026
  5. #10Starlink Group 17-30+38d 23hOCISLYJan 22, 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
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.

Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud10%Temp69°F
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