Starlink 17-36 Lifts Off from Vandenberg — B1093 13th Flight; 606th Booster Landing on OCISLY

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink Group 17-36 satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:42:49 PM PDT on April 29 (02:42 UTC April 30, 2026). Booster B1093 flew its 13th mission, landing approximately 8 minutes after liftoff on drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' (OCISLY) in the Pacific Ocean — the 194th landing on that vessel and SpaceX's 606th cumulative booster recovery overall. This was the 42nd dedicated Starlink mission of 2026 and SpaceX's 53rd orbital flight of the year. The 24 satellites were deployed to low Earth orbit as part of the Starlink Group 17 shell, expanding the constellation's polar coverage capacity. As of April 30, the Starlink constellation stands at 11,900+ total launched and approximately 10,321 in orbit (10,305 working), providing broadband service to over 10 million subscribers across 160 countries.