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Starlink 22

Launched

March 24, 2021

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink 22 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 24, 2021. It was SpaceX's 128th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 6,062nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 9th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 2087, one of 64 catalogued objects, from March 30, 2021, was 298 × 301 km inclined 53.1°. 64 objects from this launch are catalogued, 60 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1060 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 48 days after its previous flight, Starlink 18 · 615 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
56th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 9th this yearSpaceX's 128th launch11th this yearhumanity's 6,062nd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
298 × 301 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
173.3°Ascending node
2025 d agoElement epoch2021-03-30 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 2087 · NORAD 47977 · 2021-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-024A
Epoch
2021-03-30 18:00:02 UTC
Mean motion
15.93506183 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0002537
Inclination
53.0522°
Ascending node
173.2592°
Arg. of perigee
267.1261°
Mean anomaly
237.0046°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
179
B*
-0.0027324

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

64 catalogued: 60 payloads, 4 components; 9 still in orbit

  • Starlink 2087 · NORAD 47977 · re-entered March 3, 2025
  • Starlink 1647 · NORAD 47978 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2325 · NORAD 47979 · re-entered February 21, 2025
  • Starlink 2312 · NORAD 47980 · re-entered February 19, 2025
  • Starlink 2303 · NORAD 47981 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2317 · NORAD 47982 · re-entered January 31, 2025
  • Starlink 2289 · NORAD 47983 · re-entered January 16, 2022
  • Starlink 2316 · NORAD 47984 · re-entered January 10, 2022
  • Starlink 2308 · NORAD 47985 · re-entered February 14, 2025
  • Starlink 2313 · NORAD 47986 · re-entered March 2, 2022
  • Starlink 2311 · NORAD 47987 · re-entered December 20, 2021
  • Starlink 2306 · NORAD 47988 · re-entered August 21, 2022
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 2305 · NORAD 47989 · re-entered February 12, 2025
  • Starlink 2307 · NORAD 47990 · re-entered January 26, 2025
  • Starlink 2279 · NORAD 47991 · re-entered January 30, 2025
  • Starlink 2229 · NORAD 47992 · re-entered February 25, 2025
  • Starlink 2273 · NORAD 47993 · re-entered October 3, 2026
  • Starlink 2290 · NORAD 47994 · re-entered February 1, 2025
  • Starlink 2309 · NORAD 47995 · re-entered August 8, 2025
  • Starlink 2260 · NORAD 47996 · re-entered March 7, 2025
  • Starlink 2266 · NORAD 47997 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2296 · NORAD 47998 · re-entered January 24, 2025
  • Starlink 2218 · NORAD 47999 · re-entered August 27, 2024
  • Starlink 2270 · NORAD 48000 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2262 · NORAD 48001 · re-entered November 29, 2021
  • Starlink 2265 · NORAD 48002 · re-entered February 24, 2025
  • Starlink 2263 · NORAD 48003 · re-entered May 31, 2025
  • Starlink 2261 · NORAD 48004 · re-entered January 16, 2022
  • Starlink 2254 · NORAD 48005 · re-entered August 24, 2024
  • Starlink 2277 · NORAD 48006 · re-entered November 29, 2021
  • Starlink 2259 · NORAD 48007 · re-entered December 20, 2021
  • Starlink 2271 · NORAD 48008 · re-entered May 12, 2025
  • Starlink 2153 · NORAD 48009 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2226 · NORAD 48010 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2272 · NORAD 48011 · re-entered June 22, 2024
  • Starlink 2216 · NORAD 48012 · re-entered April 7, 2023
  • Starlink 2243 · NORAD 48013 · re-entered February 9, 2025
  • Starlink 2283 · NORAD 48014 · re-entered April 27, 2025
  • Starlink 2281 · NORAD 48015 · re-entered January 16, 2022
  • Starlink 2284 · NORAD 48016 · re-entered June 15, 2025
  • Starlink 2239 · NORAD 48017 · re-entered July 11, 2022
  • Starlink 2282 · NORAD 48018 · re-entered October 6, 2025
  • Starlink 2285 · NORAD 48019 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2294 · NORAD 48020 · re-entered February 3, 2025
  • Starlink 2301 · NORAD 48021 · re-entered August 15, 2025
  • Starlink 2298 · NORAD 48022 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2292 · NORAD 48023 · in orbit
  • Starlink 2302 · NORAD 48024 · re-entered January 15, 2022
  • Starlink 2318 · NORAD 48025 · re-entered January 9, 2022
  • Starlink 2278 · NORAD 48026 · re-entered December 21, 2024
  • Starlink 2300 · NORAD 48027 · re-entered April 11, 2024
  • Starlink 2264 · NORAD 48028 · re-entered May 2, 2025
  • Starlink 2299 · NORAD 48029 · re-entered September 6, 2026
  • Starlink 2268 · NORAD 48030 · re-entered January 17, 2025
  • Starlink 2267 · NORAD 48031 · re-entered February 17, 2025
  • Starlink 2297 · NORAD 48032 · re-entered January 10, 2022
  • Starlink 2286 · NORAD 48033 · re-entered April 14, 2025
  • Starlink 2288 · NORAD 48034 · re-entered April 22, 2025
  • Starlink 2287 · NORAD 48035 · re-entered January 16, 2022
  • Starlink 2295 · NORAD 48036 · re-entered April 9, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

123rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 6th this year · 817th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

13 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch of 60 Starlink satellites.

Nosu · Mar 24, 2021 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Adjusting T-0 to 8:28 UTC

    Nosu · 3/23/2021 · source

  • Weather 90% GO

    SwGustav · 3/21/2021 · source

  • Launch now NET March 24 at 08:58 UTC. Confirmed by NOTAM F0926/21.

    Nosu · 3/20/2021 · source

  • Now targeting March 22 at 22:19 UTC.

    Nosu · 3/17/2021 · source

  • Adding the launch

    SwGustav · 3/13/2021 · source

Questions

When did Starlink 22 launch?

Starlink 22 launched on March 24, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink 22?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 22; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 22?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink 22 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1060 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 22 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 2087, one of 64 catalogued objects, from March 30, 2021, was 298 × 301 km inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink 22 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 22 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink