A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-40
Live tracking
T-0 (UTC)16:09 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
StatusSuccess
T-0 (UTC)28 June 2026 at 16:09 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
Launch padSpace Launch Complex 4E
CountryUSA
TypeCommunications
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Around this mission
Live coverage: SpaceX plans Sunday Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The Starlink 17-40 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled at 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. EDT / 1436 UTC).
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