SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Starlink Group 3-2

Launched

July 22, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go

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Summary

Starlink Group 3-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 22, 2022. It was SpaceX's 184th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 6,269th orbital launch attempt. It was the 110th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 32nd this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4391, one of 50 catalogued objects, from July 27, 2022, was 338 × 340 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: B1071 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, SARah 1 · 635 km downrange
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 110th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 32nd this yearSpaceX's 184th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 6,269th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.7°Inclination

338 × 340 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

91.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements

266.4°Ascending node

1541 d agoElement epoch2022-07-27 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 4391 · NORAD 53189 · 2022-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 50 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2022-084A
Epoch: 2022-07-27 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion: 15.79540209 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0001548
Inclination: 97.6553°
Ascending node: 266.4247°
Arg. of perigee: 97.1979°
Mean anomaly: 302.052°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 130
B*: -0.0079217

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; 39 still in orbit

Starlink 4391 · NORAD 53189 · in orbit
Starlink 4332 · NORAD 53190 · in orbit
Starlink 4369 · NORAD 53191 · in orbit
Starlink 4375 · NORAD 53192 · in orbit
Starlink 4351 · NORAD 53193 · in orbit
Starlink 4382 · NORAD 53194 · in orbit
Starlink 4404 · NORAD 53195 · re-entered April 3, 2026
Starlink 4407 · NORAD 53196 · re-entered April 2, 2026
Starlink 4403 · NORAD 53197 · in orbit
Starlink 4385 · NORAD 53198 · in orbit
Starlink 4395 · NORAD 53199 · in orbit
Starlink 4417 · NORAD 53200 · in orbit

Show 34 more payloads

Starlink 4405 · NORAD 53201 · in orbit
Starlink 4411 · NORAD 53202 · in orbit
Starlink 4409 · NORAD 53203 · in orbit
Starlink 4410 · NORAD 53204 · in orbit
Starlink 4397 · NORAD 53205 · in orbit
Starlink 4408 · NORAD 53206 · re-entered October 6, 2026
Starlink 4413 · NORAD 53207 · in orbit
Starlink 4425 · NORAD 53208 · in orbit
Starlink 4423 · NORAD 53209 · in orbit
Starlink 4427 · NORAD 53210 · in orbit
Starlink 4419 · NORAD 53211 · re-entered June 4, 2025
Starlink 4416 · NORAD 53212 · in orbit
Starlink 4414 · NORAD 53213 · in orbit
Starlink 4353 · NORAD 53214 · in orbit
Starlink 4335 · NORAD 53215 · in orbit
Starlink 4376 · NORAD 53216 · in orbit
Starlink 4379 · NORAD 53217 · re-entered June 1, 2025
Starlink 4384 · NORAD 53218 · in orbit
Starlink 4373 · NORAD 53219 · in orbit
Starlink 4363 · NORAD 53220 · in orbit
Starlink 4377 · NORAD 53221 · in orbit
Starlink 4381 · NORAD 53222 · re-entered April 11, 2025
Starlink 4354 · NORAD 53223 · re-entered March 10, 2025
Starlink 4356 · NORAD 53224 · in orbit
Starlink 4358 · NORAD 53225 · in orbit
Starlink 4359 · NORAD 53226 · in orbit
Starlink 4366 · NORAD 53227 · in orbit
Starlink 4365 · NORAD 53228 · in orbit
Starlink 4367 · NORAD 53229 · in orbit
Starlink 4364 · NORAD 53230 · in orbit
Starlink 4370 · NORAD 53231 · in orbit
Starlink 4371 · NORAD 53232 · in orbit
Starlink 4372 · NORAD 53233 · in orbit
Starlink 4368 · NORAD 53234 · 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.

Related page: SpaceX

Pad

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

94th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 7th this year · 700th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

11 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful deployment of 46 Starlink satellites

Jay · Jul 22, 2022 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

Liftoff
Jay · 7/22/2022
Webcast live
Jay · 7/22/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Jay · 7/22/2022 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 7/22/2022 · source
24 hour recycle
Jay · 7/21/2022
Abort
Jay · 7/21/2022
Webcast live
Jay · 7/21/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0 and setting GO
SwGustav · 7/20/2022 · source
Setting TBC
Nosu · 7/14/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 3-2 launch?

Starlink Group 3-2 launched on July 22, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 3-2?

Coverage: Starlink Mission; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 3-2?

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

Where did Starlink Group 3-2 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 3-2 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 4391, one of 50 catalogued objects, from July 27, 2022, was 338 × 340 km inclined 97.7°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 3-2 launch?

46 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 39 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 3-2 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink