Falcon 9 Block 5 — mission imagery
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Starlink Group 17-27

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · 04:29 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

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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 fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches801
Successes664

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USA • Founded 2002

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 E...

Mission Brief

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

PayloadStarlink Group 17-27
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerStarlink
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

LAUNCH SITE
34.632°N, 120.611°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.