SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-8

Launched

Liftoff (UTC)

2026-07-17 18:01 UTC

Liftoff (your time)

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Window closes

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Pad

SLC-4E

Location

🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA · USA

Mission type

Communications

Target orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Weather odds

85% go

Status

Launch Successful

Illustrative trajectory

West-coast Starlink delivery to a polar shell of the broadband constellation.

More launches coming up

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-31 2026-07-20 18:34 UTC · Cape Canaveral SFS
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-8 2026-07-21 08:25 UTC · Vandenberg SFB
Starship | Starship Flight Test 2026-07-27 10:49 UTC · Starbase
Falcon Heavy | Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-4 2026-08-03 06:01 UTC · Kennedy Space Center

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