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Starlink Group 3-1

Launched

July 11, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 3-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 11, 2022. It was SpaceX's 181st launch, 29th this year and humanity's 6,262nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 107th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 29th this year. Booster B1063 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 4362, one of 50 catalogued objects, from July 15, 2022, was 349 × 351 km inclined 97.7°. 50 objects from this launch are catalogued, 46 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1063 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 58 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-13 · 643 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
107th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 29th this yearSpaceX's 181st launch29th this yearhumanity's 6,262nd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.7°Inclination
349 × 351 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
14.5°Ascending node
1553 d agoElement epoch2022-07-15 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 4362 · NORAD 53043 · 2022-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 50 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-077A
Epoch
2022-07-15 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.75523965 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001674
Inclination
97.6552°
Ascending node
14.5266°
Arg. of perigee
99.7732°
Mean anomaly
167.5952°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0

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

Catalogued objects

50 catalogued: 46 payloads, 4 components; 41 still in orbit

  • Starlink 4362 · NORAD 53043 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4349 · NORAD 53044 · re-entered May 3, 2026
  • Starlink 4350 · NORAD 53045 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4331 · NORAD 53046 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4352 · NORAD 53047 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4355 · NORAD 53048 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4345 · NORAD 53049 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4343 · NORAD 53050 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4336 · NORAD 53051 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4341 · NORAD 53052 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4337 · NORAD 53053 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4339 · NORAD 53054 · in orbit
Show 34 more payloads
  • Starlink 4338 · NORAD 53055 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4314 · NORAD 53056 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4252 · NORAD 53057 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4317 · NORAD 53058 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4320 · NORAD 53059 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4305 · NORAD 53060 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4308 · NORAD 53061 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4311 · NORAD 53062 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4307 · NORAD 53063 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4313 · NORAD 53064 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4312 · NORAD 53065 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4309 · NORAD 53066 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4306 · NORAD 53067 · re-entered June 6, 2025
  • Starlink 4325 · NORAD 53068 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4323 · NORAD 53069 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4342 · NORAD 53070 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4328 · NORAD 53071 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4344 · NORAD 53072 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4346 · NORAD 53073 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4310 · NORAD 53074 · re-entered August 30, 2026
  • Starlink 4348 · NORAD 53075 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4347 · NORAD 53076 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4315 · NORAD 53077 · re-entered February 14, 2026
  • Starlink 4322 · NORAD 53078 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4327 · NORAD 53079 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4330 · NORAD 53080 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4326 · NORAD 53081 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4321 · NORAD 53082 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4251 · NORAD 53083 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4319 · NORAD 53084 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4324 · NORAD 53085 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4318 · NORAD 53086 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4329 · NORAD 53087 · re-entered September 1, 2025
  • Starlink 4333 · NORAD 53088 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 46 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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93rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 6th this year · 699th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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22 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful deployment confirmed

SwGustav · Jul 11, 2022 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 7/11/2022

  • Setting GO

    Jay · 7/9/2022 · source

  • Adjusting T-0

    Nosu · 7/8/2022 · source

  • Setting TBC

    Nosu · 7/7/2022 · source

  • Adding launch NET July 5

    Nosu · 5/23/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 3-1 launch?

Starlink Group 3-1 launched on July 11, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 3-1?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 3-1?

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

Where did Starlink Group 3-1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 3-1 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 4362, one of 50 catalogued objects, from July 15, 2022, was 349 × 351 km inclined 97.7°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 3-1 launch?

46 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 41 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 3-1 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink