{"id":9587,"date":"2026-03-26T17:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-batch-of-starlink-satellites-from-the-west-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:32:24","slug":"spacex-launches-batch-of-starlink-satellites-from-the-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-batch-of-starlink-satellites-from-the-west-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73044\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Launch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Launch.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Launch-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Starlink 17-17 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 26, 2026. Image: SpaceX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nSpaceX launched another batch of satellites for its Starlink internet service Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff of the Starlink 17-17 mission occurred at 4:03:19 p.m. PDT (7:03:19 p.m. EDT \/ 230319: UTC). The mission was originally scheduled for March 24 but was delayed two days for unknown reasons, presumably payload or vehicle issues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUo4PC2UAMQ\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9, with 25 Starlink satellites inside its payload fairing, took a southerly trajectory on departure from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California.<\/p>\n<p>The first stage booster for this mission, serial number B1081 was making its 23rd flight. It entered service on the East Coast with the launch of the Crew 7 space station mission in August 2023. It went on to fly the CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, TRACERS, NROL-48 and COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 missions, plus 12 previous Starlink deliveries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73046\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Streak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"392\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Streak.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-Starlink-17-17-Streak-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9 heads towards orbit in this long duration exposure. Image: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1081 landed on the drone ship, \u2018Of Course I Still Love You,\u2019 marking the 186th touchdown on this vessel and the 591st booster landing for SpaceX to date.<\/p>\n<p>The stack of Starlink satellites were deployed from the Falcon 9\u2019s second stage just over an hour into flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Starlink 17-17 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 26, 2026. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for its Starlink internet service Thursday. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-17 mission occurred at 4:03:19 p.m. PDT (7:03:19 p.m. EDT \/ 230319: UTC). 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