r/SpaceX Starlink 17-37 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 17-37 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | May 15 2026, 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | May 15 2026, 07:00 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | May 15 2026, 14:00 - May 15 2026, 18:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 17-37 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1103-2 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1103 will land on ASDS OCISLY after its 2nd flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 676th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 617th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 198th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 161st consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 57th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 30th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 11:46:10 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 38 days, 11:09:21 hours since last launch of booster B1103
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:05:58 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:23 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:07:58 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:21 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:40 | SECO-1 |
| 0:50:56 | SES-2 |
| 0:50:57 | SECO-2 |
| 0:59:48 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 07 May 22:25 | Now targeting May 15 at 14:00 UTC |
| 07 May 20:13 | Now targeting May 14 at 14:00 UTC |
| 05 May 00:00 | Now targeting May 10 at 14:00 UTC |
| 29 Apr 18:12 | Added launch. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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