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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 17-50 from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 19 Aug 2026 04:01:07 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 02:00 UTC and ran 240 minutes. Liftoff came 121 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1097, was making its 12th 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 721 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 206.
It was the 292nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.
| Liftoff | 19 Aug 2026 04:01:07 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1097 (flight 12) |
| 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, 22 Aug 2026 21:07:24 GMT.