Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Starlink Group 17-35 mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on Apr 7, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35
Launched Apr 7, 2026 11:50:39 AMSuccess
9 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
143° SE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 60.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
When to see this Starlink train
For a few days to weeks after launch, these satellites fly close together and show up as a line of lights gliding across the sky, one after another. If you saw a string of lights moving together, it was most likely a fresh Starlink launch like this one.
These satellites have already climbed to their working orbit and spread out, so they no longer look like a train. Newer launches may still be in a line.
Starlink trains in the sky now →Saw something else? What was that light? →
About the mission
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Tue, Apr 7 · 11:50:39 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA