Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5

Launch information

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Mission description

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

Launch status

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

Launch image 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.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
65235 STARLINK-34842 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65236 STARLINK-34938 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65237 STARLINK-34958 SSO 97.61 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65238 STARLINK-34818 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65239 STARLINK-34964 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65240 STARLINK-34953 SSO 97.61 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65241 STARLINK-34969 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65242 STARLINK-34963 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65243 STARLINK-34982 SSO 97.61 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
65244 STARLINK-34990 SSO 97.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Total satellites: 24 | Page 1 of 3

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

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