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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-27. It is scheduled to be launched by SpaceX
from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
at 2026-04-15 02:00:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 259
out of 875 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Low Earth Orbit
(LEO).
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
- [2026-04-15 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-27 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-04-17 04:02:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-04-18 10:45:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2026-04-18 14:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-20 06:48:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2026-04-22 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-22 05:00:00 UTC]
🟨 - [2026-04-23 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2026-04-25 14:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-25 22:21:00 UTC]
🟨
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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