Launch Details

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-4

Launch Successful
117 days ago • 8/14/2025, 2:05:00 AM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-4

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch Probability

%

Mission Description

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

Launch Videos

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-4 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - August 13, 2025

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-4 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - August 13, 2025

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-4 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - August 13, 2025

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Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California

Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California

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Starlink Mission

Starlink Mission

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SpaceX Starlink Group 17-4

SpaceX Starlink Group 17-4

Mission Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

7/22/2025, 11:50:00 PM

Added launch per marine navigation warnings.

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7/24/2025, 2:47:00 PM

NET August 3 UTC.

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7/25/2025, 1:08:00 AM

GO for launch.

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7/29/2025, 5:35:00 PM

Delayed to NET August 10 UTC.

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8/9/2025, 3:50:00 AM

New T-0.

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8/9/2025, 7:26:00 PM

Delayed to NET August 11 UTC.

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8/10/2025, 2:48:00 AM

Delayed to NET August 12.

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hitura-nobad

8/11/2025, 5:48:00 PM

Now targeting Aug 12 at 03:44 UTC

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SwGustav

8/11/2025, 9:42:00 PM

Now targeting Aug 13 at 02:05 UTC

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Cosmic_Penguin

8/12/2025, 11:01:00 PM

Delayed to NET August 14 UTC.

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Cosmic_Penguin

8/13/2025, 8:59:00 AM

Now targeting Aug 14 at 03:43 UTC

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Cosmic_Penguin

8/13/2025, 5:38:00 PM

Now targeting Aug 14 at 04:26 UTC

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8/14/2025, 1:58:00 AM

Now targeting Aug 14 at 05:05 UTC

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8/14/2025, 5:06:00 AM

Liftoff.

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8/14/2025, 6:21:00 AM

Launch success.

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Launch Details

Launch Window

8/14/2025, 2:05:00 AM

to 8/14/2025, 6:05:00 AM

Rocket Details

Falcon 9 Block 5

Family: Falcon

Variant: Block 5

Launch Facility

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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