Launch Date: May 19, 2026 (PDT) Launch Time: 7:46 p.m. PDT (May 20, 0246 UTC, 04:46 CEST) Launch Window: Open until 11:11 p.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Starlink Group 17-42 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1100 - Turnaround time 24 days) Flight for the Booster: 6 Previous Flights of the Booster: 5 - NROL-105 and four Starlink missions Droneship: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Price: $74 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is tar...
