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Starlink Group 17-6

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Friday August 22 2025, 17:04:49 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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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 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1081

active17th flight

Flights27

Landings27/27100%

Fastest turn24d 19h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 574 km downrange

29d 22h since last flight

Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.

Previous flights · 26

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud44%Temp18°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

11.0 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 3402 m above freezing 2884 m (32% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

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