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Starlink Group 4-16

Launched

April 29, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 4-16 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 29, 2022. It was SpaceX's 169th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,228th orbital launch attempt. It was the 95th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 17th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 3889, one of 57 catalogued objects, from May 4, 2022, was 327 × 329 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
  • B1062 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 21 days after its previous flight, Axiom Space Mission 1 · 635 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
95th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 17th this yearSpaceX's 169th launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,228th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
327 × 329 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
52.4°Ascending node
1625 d agoElement epoch2022-05-04 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 3889 · NORAD 52331 · 2022-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 57 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
STARLINK-3889
Object ID
2022-045A
Epoch
2022-05-04 18:00:02 UTC
Mean motion
15.83389101 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001155
Inclination
53.2174°
Ascending node
52.4093°
Arg. of perigee
55.3319°
Mean anomaly
355.5567°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
331
B*
-0.0043692

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; 47 still in orbit

  • Starlink 3889 · NORAD 52331 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3831 · NORAD 52332 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3847 · NORAD 52333 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3880 · NORAD 52334 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3814 · NORAD 52335 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3823 · NORAD 52336 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3797 · NORAD 52337 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3815 · NORAD 52338 · re-entered March 19, 2025
  • Starlink 3792 · NORAD 52339 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3818 · NORAD 52340 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3843 · NORAD 52341 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3850 · NORAD 52342 · in orbit
Show 41 more payloads
  • Starlink 3849 · NORAD 52343 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3851 · NORAD 52344 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3852 · NORAD 52345 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3812 · NORAD 52346 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3826 · NORAD 52347 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3829 · NORAD 52348 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3819 · NORAD 52349 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3754 · NORAD 52350 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3816 · NORAD 52351 · re-entered December 26, 2022
  • Starlink 3838 · NORAD 52352 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3807 · NORAD 52353 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3876 · NORAD 52354 · re-entered August 4, 2025
  • Starlink 3877 · NORAD 52355 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3801 · NORAD 52356 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3821 · NORAD 52357 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3837 · NORAD 52358 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3853 · NORAD 52359 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3824 · NORAD 52360 · re-entered August 8, 2025
  • Starlink 3728 · NORAD 52361 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3848 · NORAD 52362 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3830 · NORAD 52363 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3820 · NORAD 52364 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3874 · NORAD 52365 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3808 · NORAD 52366 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3817 · NORAD 52367 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3834 · NORAD 52368 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3841 · NORAD 52369 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3827 · NORAD 52370 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3798 · NORAD 52371 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3796 · NORAD 52372 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3550 · NORAD 52373 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3762 · NORAD 52374 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3785 · NORAD 52375 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3767 · NORAD 52376 · re-entered March 17, 2026
  • Starlink 3805 · NORAD 52377 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3806 · NORAD 52378 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3800 · NORAD 52379 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3793 · NORAD 52380 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3803 · NORAD 52381 · re-entered December 29, 2024
  • Starlink 3799 · NORAD 52382 · in orbit
  • Starlink 3811 · NORAD 52383 · 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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141st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 8th this year · 841st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Updates

Launch success

Cosmic_Penguin · Apr 29, 2022 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Jay · 4/29/2022

  • Weather 90%

    SwGustav · 4/29/2022 · source

  • Setting GO and adjusting T-0

    SwGustav · 4/28/2022 · source

  • Weather 80%

    Jay · 4/26/2022 · source

  • Adding T-0

    Nosu · 4/23/2022 · source

  • NET April 29

    Nosu · 4/22/2022 · source

  • Adding launch NET April 23

    Nosu · 3/24/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 4-16 launch?

Starlink Group 4-16 launched on April 29, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-16?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 4-16; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-16?

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

Where did Starlink Group 4-16 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1062 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 4-16 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 3889, one of 57 catalogued objects, from May 4, 2022, was 327 × 329 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-16 launch?

53 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 47 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 4-16 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink