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Starlink Group 17-33

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Saturday February 7 2026, 20:58:09 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Launch CodexDossier

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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.

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Mission

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1088

active13th flight

Flights18

Landings18/18100%

Fastest turn9d 3h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

62d 2h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 18

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%Wind3 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud79%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).

METAR reports thunder or overhead lightning: "KVBG 271232Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM TS BKN150 15/14 A2984 RMK AO2 TSB32 SLP106 TSNO $" · 7.9 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

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+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:55

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:07

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:32

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:58

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:22

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:53:16

SES-2

T+00:53:17

SECO-2

T+01:02:08

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday February 7 2026, 17:05:00 UTC→Saturday February 7 2026, 21:05:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598