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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-20. It is scheduled to be launched by SpaceX
from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
at 2026-01-25 15:17:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 242
out of 856 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.
- [2026-01-25 15:17:00 UTC] 🟩
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-20 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-01-26 04:46:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-01-26 21:00:00 UTC]
🟨 - [2026-01-26 22:45:00 UTC]
🟨 - [2026-01-29 04:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-01-29 15:17:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
- [2026-01-31 23:30:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-02-02 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
- [2026-02-02 12:17:00 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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