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Starlink Group 17-12
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Friday, September 19, 2025 · 04:31 PM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
PayloadStarlink Group 17-12
OrbitLEO
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Flight plan
Mission timeline
20 / 20100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.632°N
- Longitude
- 120.611°W
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:41 PM UTC – 07:41 PM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.