Launch

Name: Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-21
Start: 2026-04-09T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-09T23:59:59-07:00
Location: SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

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Launch Long March 6A / Unknown Payload

Apr 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China

Launch window 03:35-03:46 China Time April 9 | 09:35-09:46 HST April 8 for the 23rd launch from Launch Complex 9A, and 153rd launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 6A has solid rocket boosters.

Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-21

Apr 9

SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

Launch window 22:39 April 9 - 02:39 April 10 PDT | 16:39-20:39 April 9 HST for 25 internet satellites; Booster B1063 to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 32nd flight.

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