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

Starlink Group 3-3

Launched

August 12, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go

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Summary

Starlink Group 3-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 12, 2022. It was SpaceX's 188th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 6,285th orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 36th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4415, one of 50 catalogued objects, from August 19, 2022, was 353 × 356 km inclined 97.7°. 50 objects from this launch are catalogued, 46 of them payloads.

Watch: Starlink MissionSpaceX
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster: B1061 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 54 days after its previous flight, Globalstar-2 FM15 & USA 328-331 · 636 km downrange
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 114th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 36th this yearSpaceX's 188th launch36th this yearhumanity's 6,285th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.7°Inclination

353 × 356 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

91.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

349.4°Ascending node

1518 d agoElement epoch2022-08-19 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 4415 · NORAD 53465 · 2022-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 50 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2022-099A
Epoch: 2022-08-19 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion: 15.74024928 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0001642
Inclination: 97.6556°
Ascending node: 349.4281°
Arg. of perigee: 118.6768°
Mean anomaly: 227.5145°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 130
B*: -0.0094644

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; 33 still in orbit

Starlink 4415 · NORAD 53465 · in orbit
Starlink 4398 · NORAD 53466 · in orbit
Starlink 4394 · NORAD 53467 · in orbit
Starlink 4400 · NORAD 53468 · in orbit
Starlink 4399 · NORAD 53469 · in orbit
Starlink 4393 · NORAD 53470 · in orbit
Starlink 4316 · NORAD 53471 · in orbit
Starlink 4447 · NORAD 53472 · in orbit
Starlink 4383 · NORAD 53473 · in orbit
Starlink 4445 · NORAD 53474 · in orbit
Starlink 4389 · NORAD 53475 · in orbit
Starlink 4378 · NORAD 53476 · in orbit

Show 34 more payloads

Starlink 4412 · NORAD 53477 · re-entered September 6, 2026
Starlink 4433 · NORAD 53478 · in orbit
Starlink 4436 · NORAD 53479 · in orbit
Starlink 4442 · NORAD 53480 · re-entered September 28, 2026
Starlink 4302 · NORAD 53481 · in orbit
Starlink 4360 · NORAD 53482 · in orbit
Starlink 4401 · NORAD 53483 · re-entered October 7, 2025
Starlink 4426 · NORAD 53484 · in orbit
Starlink 4430 · NORAD 53485 · in orbit
Starlink 4431 · NORAD 53486 · in orbit
Starlink 4432 · NORAD 53487 · in orbit
Starlink 4421 · NORAD 53488 · in orbit
Starlink 4392 · NORAD 53489 · in orbit
Starlink 4387 · NORAD 53490 · re-entered October 8, 2026
Starlink 4450 · NORAD 53491 · in orbit
Starlink 4451 · NORAD 53492 · re-entered September 21, 2026
Starlink 4361 · NORAD 53493 · re-entered April 2, 2026
Starlink 4340 · NORAD 53494 · in orbit
Starlink 4429 · NORAD 53495 · in orbit
Starlink 4465 · NORAD 53496 · re-entered April 20, 2026
Starlink 4453 · NORAD 53497 · in orbit
Starlink 4439 · NORAD 53498 · in orbit
Starlink 4454 · NORAD 53499 · in orbit
Starlink 4455 · NORAD 53500 · re-entered September 3, 2026
Starlink 4434 · NORAD 53501 · in orbit
Starlink 4435 · NORAD 53502 · in orbit
Starlink 4461 · NORAD 53503 · re-entered April 4, 2026
Starlink 4448 · NORAD 53504 · in orbit
Starlink 4446 · NORAD 53505 · re-entered September 30, 2026
Starlink 4437 · NORAD 53506 · re-entered August 25, 2026
Starlink 4444 · NORAD 53507 · re-entered May 22, 2025
Starlink 4443 · NORAD 53508 · in orbit
Starlink 4402 · NORAD 53509 · in orbit
Starlink 4441 · NORAD 53510 · re-entered April 13, 2025

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.

Pad

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

95th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 8th this year · 701st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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

21 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful deployment of 46 Starlink satellites.

Nosu · Aug 12, 2022 · source

Show 6 earlier updates

Liftoff
Nosu · 8/12/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 8/12/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 8/12/2022 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 8/11/2022 · source
Adding T-0
Nosu · 8/10/2022 · source
Adding launch NET August
Nosu · 6/30/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 3-3 launch?

Starlink Group 3-3 launched on August 12, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 3-3?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 3-3?

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

Where did Starlink Group 3-3 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1061 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 3-3 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 4415, one of 50 catalogued objects, from August 19, 2022, was 353 × 356 km inclined 97.7°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 3-3 launch?

46 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 33 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 3-3 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink