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Starlink·Communication Constellation
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-29
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
T-minus
00Days
:00Hrs
:00Min
:00Sec
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
02:00:00 AM UTC07:00 PM PDT local
4h windowAccurate to the minute

Mission
T-Minus
—±minute
Probability
—weather window
Window
4hlaunch window
Orbit
LEOLow Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Global # This Year
#106orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#55SpaceX
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5Falcon
Provider
SpaceXCommercial
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4EVandenberg SFB
Pad Launches
265from this pad
Site Launches
881from Vandenberg SFB
Latitude
34.6320°
Longitude
-120.6110°
Vandenberg SFB Weather
Status
CAUTIONlaunch site · live
Temperature
10.6°C51°F · feels 8.3°C
Wind
8.7 km/h ESE5 mph · 107°
Cloud Cover
98%overcast
Visibility
21.8 kmunrestricted
Humidity
71%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
Pressure
998 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeVandenberg SFB
Sunrise
06:07 AM PDTlocal
Sunset
07:51 PM PDTlocal
Daylight
13h 44mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#106globally
Agency launches this year#55SpaceX
Launches from this pad265Space Launch Complex 4E
Launches from this site881Vandenberg SFB
Mission Data
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Launch Provider🇺🇸 SpaceX
Provider TypeCommercial
ProgramStarlink · Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Status Note
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Launch Site Weather
🌡Temperature
10.6°C51°F · feels 8.3°C
💨Wind
8.7 km/h ESE5 mph · 107°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
💧Humidity
71%
👁Visibility
21.8 km
⬇Pressure
998 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
98%Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:07 AM PDT
Sunset07:51 PM PDT
14h 44m of daylight
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Site
34.6320°N · -120.6110°E
Upcoming Launches
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-37
Starlink · Communications
May 9, 202602:00 PM UTCin 5d 5h
To Be Confirmed
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10
Tiangong space station · Resupply
May 9, 202610:00 PM UTCin 5d 13h
Go for Launch
Long March 6A | Unknown Payload
Unknown
May 12, 202611:55 AM UTCin 8d 3h
To Be Confirmed
Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-172
Government/Top Secret
May 12, 202610:15 PM UTCin 8d 13h