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Starlink Group 17-6

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Starlink Group 17-6

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Friday August 22 2025, 17:04:49 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

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+00:06:07

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:29

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:57

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:20

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:53:44

SES-2

T+00:53:45

SECO-2

T+01:02:36

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowFriday August 22 2025, 15:44:00 UTC→Friday August 22 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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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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1081
active17th flight
Flights25
Landings25/25100%
Fastest turn24d 19h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
29d 22h since last flight

Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.

Previous flights · 25
  1. #26Starlink Group 17-52+33d 22hOCISLYJul 29, 2026
  2. #25Starlink Group 17-45+49d 23hOCISLYJun 25, 2026
  3. #24Starlink Group 17-29+40d 4hOCISLYMay 6, 2026
  4. #23Starlink Group 17-17+39d 21hOCISLYMar 26, 2026
  5. #22Starlink Group 17-13+42d 23hOCISLYFeb 15, 2026
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Q's read

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