Starlink 17-26 – Spaceflight Now

February 25, 2026

Breaking News

[ February 25, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9
[ February 24, 2026 ] SpaceX’s Tuesday twilight Falcon 9 rocket launch sends 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Falcon 9
[ February 21, 2026 ] SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster launches on record 33rd flight Falcon 9
[ February 21, 2026 ] NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April Artemis
[ February 20, 2026 ] Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays Falcon 9

Live coverage: SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight

February 25, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-26 mission was also be the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC).