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Starlink·Communication Constellation

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-14

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
02:00:00 AM UTC07:00 PM PDT local
4h windowAccurate to the minute
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-14
Mission
T-Minus
±minute
Probability
weather window
Window
4hlaunch window
Orbit
LEOLow Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Global # This Year
#93orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#49SpaceX
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
261from this pad
Site Launches
877from Vandenberg SFB
Latitude
34.6320°
Longitude
-120.6110°
Vandenberg SFB Weather
Status
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
10.4°C51°F · feels 8.8°C
Wind
5.4 km/h N3 mph · 352°
Cloud Cover
0%clear
Visibility
15.8 kmunrestricted
Humidity
79%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm8% chance
Pressure
1002 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeVandenberg SFB
Sunrise
06:20 AM PDTlocal
Sunset
07:41 PM PDTlocal
Daylight
13h 21mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#93globally
Agency launches this year#49SpaceX
Launches from this pad261Space Launch Complex 4E
Launches from this site877Vandenberg 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
10.4°C51°F · feels 8.8°C
💨Wind
5.4 km/h N3 mph · 352°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm8% chance
💧Humidity
79%
👁Visibility
15.8 km
Pressure
1002 hPa
Cloud Cover
0%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:20 AM PDT
Sunset07:41 PM PDT
13h 21m of daylight
Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · LEO
34.6320°N · -120.6110°E

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