Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-42
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Launch Window
May 20, 2026, 2:11 a.m. - May 20, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
May 20, 2026, 2:11 a.m. - May 20, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for SpaceX's space-based internet service, Starlink. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, at 7:46:19 p.m. PDT / 10:46:19 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, May 20, …
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Now targeting May 20 at 02:11 UTC
Now targeting May 20 at 02:36 UTC
Now targeting May 20 at 02:46 UTC
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Liftoff.
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.
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The Falcon 9 first stage B1103 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 2nd 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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SpaceX’s 45th Starlink mission of the year will see the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:46 p.m. PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT / 0246 UTC).
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A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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