Starlink 17-30 – Spaceflight Now

January 22, 2026

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026

January 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-30 mission will send the batch of satellites into a polar low Earth orbit. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for 8:09 p.m. PST (11:09 p.m. EST / 0409 UTC).