SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Starlink Group 4-18
Launched
May 18, 2022
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 4-18 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 18, 2022. It was SpaceX's 173rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 6,237th orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 21st this year. Booster B1052 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4004, one of 57 catalogued objects, from May 24, 2022, was 336 × 339 km inclined 53.2°. 57 objects from this launch are catalogued, 53 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 Starlink 4-18The Space Devs
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1052 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 69 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-10 · 636 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 99th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 21st this yearSpaceX's 173rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 6,237th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 4004 · NORAD 52656 · 2022-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 57 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-017A
- Epoch
- 2022-05-24 15:13:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.79969885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001822
- Inclination
- 53.2115°
- Ascending node
- 267.2404°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.3681°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.7512°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 180
- B*
- -0.00097316
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; 46 still in orbit
- Starlink 4004 · NORAD 52656 · in orbit
- Starlink 4084 · NORAD 52657 · in orbit
- Starlink 4082 · NORAD 52658 · in orbit
- Starlink 3960 · NORAD 52659 · in orbit
- Starlink 4081 · NORAD 52660 · in orbit
- Starlink 4042 · NORAD 52661 · re-entered February 17, 2026
- Starlink 4044 · NORAD 52662 · in orbit
- Starlink 4037 · NORAD 52663 · in orbit
- Starlink 4070 · NORAD 52664 · in orbit
- Starlink 4064 · NORAD 52665 · in orbit
- Starlink 4079 · NORAD 52666 · in orbit
- Starlink 4076 · NORAD 52667 · in orbit
Show 41 more payloads
- Starlink 4067 · NORAD 52668 · in orbit
- Starlink 3972 · NORAD 52669 · in orbit
- Starlink 4075 · NORAD 52670 · in orbit
- Starlink 4071 · NORAD 52671 · in orbit
- Starlink 4073 · NORAD 52672 · in orbit
- Starlink 3976 · NORAD 52673 · in orbit
- Starlink 3936 · NORAD 52674 · in orbit
- Starlink 3934 · NORAD 52675 · in orbit
- Starlink 4006 · NORAD 52676 · in orbit
- Starlink 4028 · NORAD 52677 · re-entered August 11, 2025
- Starlink 4074 · NORAD 52678 · in orbit
- Starlink 4031 · NORAD 52679 · in orbit
- Starlink 3774 · NORAD 52680 · in orbit
- Starlink 4068 · NORAD 52681 · in orbit
- Starlink 4017 · NORAD 52682 · in orbit
- Starlink 4039 · NORAD 52683 · re-entered December 16, 2024
- Starlink 4014 · NORAD 52684 · in orbit
- Starlink 4029 · NORAD 52685 · in orbit
- Starlink 4005 · NORAD 52686 · in orbit
- Starlink 3981 · NORAD 52687 · in orbit
- Starlink 4032 · NORAD 52688 · in orbit
- Starlink 4078 · NORAD 52689 · re-entered August 5, 2026
- Starlink 4035 · NORAD 52690 · in orbit
- Starlink 3945 · NORAD 52691 · re-entered December 25, 2024
- Starlink 3993 · NORAD 52692 · in orbit
- Starlink 3946 · NORAD 52693 · in orbit
- Starlink 4072 · NORAD 52694 · in orbit
- Starlink 4041 · NORAD 52695 · in orbit
- Starlink 4025 · NORAD 52696 · re-entered December 16, 2024
- Starlink 4018 · NORAD 52697 · in orbit
- Starlink 4030 · NORAD 52698 · in orbit
- Starlink 3987 · NORAD 52699 · in orbit
- Starlink 4034 · NORAD 52700 · in orbit
- Starlink 4003 · NORAD 52701 · re-entered January 8, 2025
- Starlink 4033 · NORAD 52702 · in orbit
- Starlink 4020 · NORAD 52703 · in orbit
- Starlink 3999 · NORAD 52704 · in orbit
- Starlink 3844 · NORAD 52705 · in orbit
- Starlink 3970 · NORAD 52706 · in orbit
- Starlink 4007 · NORAD 52707 · in orbit
- Starlink 3962 · NORAD 52708 · 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
145th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 8th this year · 202nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful deployment confirmed
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 5/18/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 5/18/2022 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/18/2022 · source
Set GO
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2022 · source
Adjusted T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Jay · 5/15/2022 · source
New launch time
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0
Jay · 5/15/2022 · source
New launch date and time
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/10/2022 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 4-18 launch?
Starlink Group 4-18 launched on May 18, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-18?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 4-18; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-18?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 4-18 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1052 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 4-18 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 4004, one of 57 catalogued objects, from May 24, 2022, was 336 × 339 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-18 launch?
53 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 46 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 4-18 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink