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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 17-51 from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 25 Jul 2026 15:51:55 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 14:00 UTC and ran 240 minutes. Liftoff came 112 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1100, was making its 8th flight.
It landed on Of Course I Still Love You, 574 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
SpaceX has now flown 713 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 198.
It was the 287th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.
| Liftoff | 25 Jul 2026 15:51:55 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1100 (flight 8) |
| Recovery | Landed — Of Course I Still Love You |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:42 GMT.