Starlink Group 17-43, USA 608 & USA 609
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:24:45
Sunday June 7, 2026
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Mission Details
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Starlink Group 17-43
SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second-generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.
Manufacturer: SpaceX
Operator: SpaceX
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
21 Payloads
Starshield satellites
(USA 608 & USA 609)
SpaceX will launch two classified payloads for the US military on this mission, based off the company's Starshield satellite bus derived from the Starlink satellite bus.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$74.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,000 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Launch Site
SE
SW
Launching
South
Stats
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Mission
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Mission of 2026
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Mission
67th
Mission of 2026
2026
131st
Orbital launch attempt