Falcon 9 • Starlink 17-19

January 22, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1082, launching for a 19th time, will land on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean. The booster previously listed for this mission, B1097, was moved to the Starlink 17-20 mission. Watch a replay of live coverage.