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Starlink Group 4-23

Launched

August 28, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 4-23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 28, 2022. It was SpaceX's 190th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 6,290th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 38th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4691, one of 58 catalogued objects, from September 2, 2022, was 291 × 337 km inclined 53.2°. 58 objects from this launch are catalogued, 54 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1069 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 249 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 · 654 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
116th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 38th this yearSpaceX's 190th launch38th this yearhumanity's 6,290th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
291 × 337 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
261.3°Ascending node
1504 d agoElement epoch2022-09-02 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 4691 · NORAD 53588 · 2022-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 58 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-104A
Epoch
2022-09-02 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.88304709 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0034202
Inclination
53.2169°
Ascending node
261.3397°
Arg. of perigee
57.7339°
Mean anomaly
179.0985°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
88
B*
-0.0044441

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

Catalogued objects

58 catalogued: 54 payloads, 4 components; 41 still in orbit

  • Starlink 4691 · NORAD 53588 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4673 · NORAD 53589 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4689 · NORAD 53590 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4674 · NORAD 53591 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4672 · NORAD 53592 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4671 · NORAD 53593 · re-entered July 9, 2025
  • Starlink 4681 · NORAD 53594 · re-entered July 2, 2026
  • Starlink 4684 · NORAD 53595 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4668 · NORAD 53596 · re-entered June 13, 2025
  • Starlink 4682 · NORAD 53597 · re-entered November 10, 2024
  • Starlink 4676 · NORAD 53598 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4665 · NORAD 53599 · re-entered November 26, 2022
Show 42 more payloads
  • Starlink 4677 · NORAD 53600 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4675 · NORAD 53601 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4648 · NORAD 53602 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4692 · NORAD 53603 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4690 · NORAD 53604 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4693 · NORAD 53605 · re-entered July 4, 2026
  • Starlink 4590 · NORAD 53606 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4591 · NORAD 53607 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4647 · NORAD 53608 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4660 · NORAD 53609 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4610 · NORAD 53610 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4650 · NORAD 53611 · re-entered August 15, 2025
  • Starlink 4658 · NORAD 53612 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4655 · NORAD 53613 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4654 · NORAD 53614 · re-entered September 15, 2022
  • Starlink 4653 · NORAD 53615 · re-entered September 14, 2022
  • Starlink 4605 · NORAD 53616 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4601 · NORAD 53617 · re-entered January 8, 2025
  • Starlink 4604 · NORAD 53618 · re-entered April 14, 2025
  • Starlink 4609 · NORAD 53619 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4615 · NORAD 53620 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4608 · NORAD 53621 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4568 · NORAD 53622 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4573 · NORAD 53623 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4596 · NORAD 53624 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4603 · NORAD 53625 · re-entered December 31, 2024
  • Starlink 4554 · NORAD 53626 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4595 · NORAD 53627 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4600 · NORAD 53628 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4602 · NORAD 53629 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4598 · NORAD 53630 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4599 · NORAD 53631 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4606 · NORAD 53632 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4593 · NORAD 53633 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4592 · NORAD 53634 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4587 · NORAD 53635 · re-entered February 3, 2026
  • Starlink 4586 · NORAD 53636 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4396 · NORAD 53637 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4594 · NORAD 53638 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4422 · NORAD 53639 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4597 · NORAD 53640 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4588 · NORAD 53641 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 54 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Updates

Launch success

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 28, 2022 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/28/2022 · source

  • Webcast live

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/28/2022 · source

  • New T-0

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/28/2022 · source

  • Weather 30%

    Nosu · 8/27/2022 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 8/27/2022 · source

  • Go for launch

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/25/2022 · source

  • Weather 40%

    Nosu · 8/24/2022 · source

  • Updating pad

    Nosu · 8/23/2022 · source

  • Adjusted T-0

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/20/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 4-23 launch?

Starlink Group 4-23 launched on August 28, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-23?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-23?

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

Where did Starlink Group 4-23 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 4-23 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 4691, one of 58 catalogued objects, from September 2, 2022, was 291 × 337 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-23 launch?

54 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 41 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 4-23 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink