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Starlink Group 17-53

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Starlink Group 17-53

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Saturday August 1 2026, 14:00:00 UTC
StatusGo
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+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:57

Fairing Separation

T+00:05:59

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:22

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:57

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:52:24

SES-2

T+00:52:25

SECO-2

T+01:01:16

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowSaturday August 1 2026, 14:00:00 UTC→Saturday August 1 2026, 18:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record611/612 successful
Landings597/602
Launch CodexDossier

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

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Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632, -120.611
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
Q

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind7 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud100%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

8.5 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1063
active34th flight
Flights33
Landings33/33100%
Fastest turn32d 18h
Targeting ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
40d 21h since last flight

Notable launches include Sentinel-6 and Dart.

Previous flights · 33
  1. #33Starlink Group 17-28+71d 11hOCISLYJun 21, 2026
  2. #32Starlink Group 17-21+48d 20hOCISLYApr 11, 2026
  3. #31Starlink Group 17-25+65d 17hOCISLYFeb 21, 2026
  4. #30Starlink Group 15-13+46d 18hOCISLYDec 17, 2025
  5. #29Starlink Group 11-23+32d 18hOCISLYOct 31, 2025