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Starlink Group 17-5

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Starlink Group 17-5

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Monday August 18 2025, 16:26:49 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

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+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:55

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:08

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:31

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:01

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:25

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:53:36

SES-2

T+00:53:37

SECO-2

T+01:02:28

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowMonday August 18 2025, 15:44:00 UTC→Monday August 18 2025, 19:44:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1088
active9th flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn9d 3h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
50d 23h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #17Starlink Group 17-40+25dOCISLYJun 28, 2026
  2. #16Starlink Group 17-47+38d 1hOCISLYJun 3, 2026
  3. #15Starlink Group 17-16+40d 9hOCISLYApr 26, 2026
  4. #14Starlink Group 17-24+37d 8hOCISLYMar 17, 2026
  5. #13Starlink Group 17-33+62d 2hOCISLYFeb 7, 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)

4 element sets
Orbit
Apogee262 km
Perigee246 km
Period89.6 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 197° · SSW from Starlink 17-30.

OrbitStarlink 17-20low
1 70012U 26016A 26025.77269676 .00033015 00000-0 41372-4 0 9993
2 70012 97.2906 083.6243 0011020 270.6608 105.6107 16.07501555 09
OrbitStarlink 17-30› conelow
1 70010U 26014A 26022.15890046 .00019681 00000-0 24737-4 0 9998
2 70010 97.2886 219.0247 0011767 278.0041 099.2576 16.07439173 08
OrbitStarlink 17-32low
1 70017U 26022A 26033.70087963 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 70017 97.2910 065.5700 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 08
OrbitStarlink 17-33high
1 70018U 26999A 26038.91695602 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 70018 97.2910 148.4987 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 07

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

Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud3%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

6.2 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height