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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 17-38 from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 08 Aug 2026 16:35:02 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 14:00 UTC and ran 240 minutes. Liftoff came 155 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1093, was making its 16th 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 714 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 199.
It was the 288th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.
| Liftoff | 08 Aug 2026 16:35:02 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1093 (flight 16) |
| 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 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:34:25 GMT.