Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-18
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Launch Window
March 8, 2026, 10:58 a.m. - March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
March 8, 2026, 10:58 a.m. - March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 25 satellites for SpaceX's internet from space service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Sunday, Mar. 8, during a window that opens at 4:00:19 a.m. PDT (7:00:19 a.m. …
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Launch successful.
Liftoff!
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Now targeting Mar 08 at 11:00 UTC
Now targeting Mar 08 at 10:59 UTC
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage B1097 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 7th flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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The Starlink 17-18 mission will add 25 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST / 2100 UTC).
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