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Starlink Group 11-17

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Starlink Group 11-17

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Oct 8, 03:54:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 28 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+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:09

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:34

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:02

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:25

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:53:02

SES-2

T+00:53:03

SECO-2

T+00:59:53

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowOct 8, 01:00:00 UTC→Oct 8, 05:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
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
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud12%Temp62°F

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1071
active29th flight
Flights35
Landings35/35100%
Fastest turn19d 16h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange
24d 9h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the NROL-87 mission.

Previous flights · 34
  1. #35Starlink Group 17-48+29d 11hOCISLYJul 11, 2026
  2. #34Starlink Group 17-44+39d 8hOCISLYJun 11, 2026
  3. #33CAS500-2 & Others+50d 16hLZ-4May 3, 2026
  4. #32Starlink Group 17-31+38d 23hOCISLYMar 13, 2026
  5. #31Starlink Group 17-32+65d 21hOCISLYFeb 2, 2026