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Starlink Group 4-12

Launched

March 19, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 4-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 19, 2022. It was SpaceX's 163rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 6,212th orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 11th this year. Booster B1051 flew for the 12th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 3537, one of 57 catalogued objects, from March 22, 2022, was 309 × 322 km inclined 53.2°. 57 objects from this launch are catalogued, 53 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1051 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 90 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-4 · 641 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
89th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 11th this yearSpaceX's 163rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 6,212th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
309 × 322 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
127.1°Ascending node
1668 d agoElement epoch2022-03-22 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 3537 · NORAD 52088 · 2022-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 57 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-029A
Epoch
2022-03-22 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.87848272 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0010316
Inclination
53.2164°
Ascending node
127.095°
Arg. of perigee
295.3785°
Mean anomaly
126.7214°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
181
B*
0.00036398

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

Catalogued objects

57 catalogued: 53 payloads, 4 components; 42 still in orbit

  • Starlink 3537 · NORAD 52088 · re-entered August 8, 2025
  • Starlink 3722 · NORAD 52089 · re-entered December 13, 2025
  • Starlink 3712 · NORAD 52090 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3713 · NORAD 52091 · re-entered January 27, 2025
  • Starlink 3716 · NORAD 52092 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3673 · NORAD 52093 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3714 · NORAD 52094 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3701 · NORAD 52095 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3717 · NORAD 52096 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3676 · NORAD 52097 · re-entered April 18, 2022
  • Starlink 3665 · NORAD 52098 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3662 · NORAD 52099 · re-entered April 17, 2022
Show 41 more payloads
  • Starlink 3702 · NORAD 52100 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3703 · NORAD 52101 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3709 · NORAD 52102 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3705 · NORAD 52103 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3693 · NORAD 52104 · re-entered April 18, 2022
  • Starlink 3706 · NORAD 52105 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3670 · NORAD 52106 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3658 · NORAD 52107 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3698 · NORAD 52108 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3731 · NORAD 52109 · re-entered April 1, 2022
  • Starlink 3687 · NORAD 52110 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3708 · NORAD 52111 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3734 · NORAD 52112 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3736 · NORAD 52113 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3737 · NORAD 52114 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3685 · NORAD 52115 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3735 · NORAD 52116 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3738 · NORAD 52117 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3743 · NORAD 52118 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3558 · NORAD 52119 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3534 · NORAD 52120 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3678 · NORAD 52121 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3726 · NORAD 52122 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3725 · NORAD 52123 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3684 · NORAD 52124 · re-entered January 4, 2025
  • Starlink 3727 · NORAD 52125 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3732 · NORAD 52126 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3715 · NORAD 52127 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3719 · NORAD 52128 · re-entered April 16, 2022
  • Starlink 3661 · NORAD 52129 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3710 · NORAD 52130 · re-entered April 17, 2022
  • Starlink 3711 · NORAD 52131 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3718 · NORAD 52132 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3707 · NORAD 52133 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3721 · NORAD 52134 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3729 · NORAD 52135 · re-entered June 15, 2026
  • Starlink 3720 · NORAD 52136 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3733 · NORAD 52137 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3723 · NORAD 52138 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3730 · NORAD 52139 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3682 · NORAD 52140 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Updates

Payload deployment confirmed.

Cosmic_Penguin · Mar 19, 2022 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Successful deployment of 53 Starlink satellites

    SwGustav · 3/19/2022 · source

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 3/19/2022

  • New T-0 due to weather

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/19/2022 · source

  • Adjusting T-0

    SwGustav · 3/18/2022 · source

  • Weather 70%

    Nosu · 3/17/2022 · source

  • Weather 60%

    Nosu · 3/16/2022 · source

  • Updated T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2022 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2022 · source

  • Updated launch date/approximate launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 4-12 launch?

Starlink Group 4-12 launched on March 19, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-12?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 4-12; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-12?

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

Where did Starlink Group 4-12 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1051 flew for the 12th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 4-12 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 3537, one of 57 catalogued objects, from March 22, 2022, was 309 × 322 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-12 launch?

53 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 42 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 4-12 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink