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Starlink Group 7-18

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Starlink Group 7-18

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Apr 2, 02:30:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 22 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

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

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+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:05

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:08

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:34

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:56

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:37

SECO-1

T+00:53:24

SES-2

T+00:53:26

SECO-2

T+01:02:18

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowApr 2, 02:30:00 UTC→Apr 2, 06:30:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632, -120.611
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
active15th flight
Flights35
Landings35/35100%
Fastest turn19d 16h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 642 km downrange
52d 1h 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