Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5’.

Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 18, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Starlink Group 17-5 (LEO) |
---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 4E |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#7034
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Location Launch
#823
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Pad Launch
#209
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Agency Launch
#552
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Orbital Launch
#185
Year 2025
Location Launch
#37
Year 2025
Pad Launch
#35
Year 2025
Agency Launch
#103
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

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Starlink Doubles Up, ISS Gets A New Booster, X-37B Returns, and Starship is GO For Launch This Week

Live coverage: 24 Starlink satellites to launch from California on 100th Falcon 9 rocket of the year
The Starlink 17-5 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s constellation of more than 8,100 currently in orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:23 a.m. PDT (12:23 p.m. EDT / 1623 UTC).
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