SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-17 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - September 20, 2024

Launch Date: September 20 Launch Time: 6:50 a.m. PDT, 1350 UTC, 15:50 CEST Launch Window: Open 9:38 a.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South-East Launch Status: Successful Mission: Starlink Group 9-17 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1075) Flight for the Booster: 13 Previous Flights of the Booster: 12 - SDA-0A, Transporter-11, SARah-2, and nine Starlink missions Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 m Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 Kilonnewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meter / Height 13 meter Stages: 2 SpaceX targets September 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:50