SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 4-27
Launched
August 19, 2022
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 4-27 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 19, 2022. It was SpaceX's 189th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 6,287th orbital launch attempt. It was the 115th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 37th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4511, one of 57 catalogued objects, from August 24, 2022, was 284 × 337 km inclined 53.2°. 57 objects from this launch are catalogued, 53 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1062 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 26 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-25 · 656 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 115th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 37th this yearSpaceX's 189th launch37th this yearhumanity's 6,287th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 4511 · NORAD 53527 · 2022-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 57 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-101A
- Epoch
- 2022-08-24 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8954839 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039609
- Inclination
- 53.2174°
- Ascending node
- 131.4057°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.1577°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.727°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 77
- B*
- -0.0040088
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 4511 · NORAD 53527 · re-entered December 12, 2025
- Starlink 4503 · NORAD 53528 · in orbit
- Starlink 4478 · NORAD 53529 · in orbit
- Starlink 4482 · NORAD 53530 · in orbit
- Starlink 4487 · NORAD 53531 · in orbit
- Starlink 4483 · NORAD 53532 · in orbit
- Starlink 4493 · NORAD 53533 · in orbit
- Starlink 4488 · NORAD 53534 · re-entered January 13, 2025
- Starlink 4138 · NORAD 53535 · in orbit
- Starlink 4053 · NORAD 53536 · in orbit
- Starlink 4120 · NORAD 53537 · in orbit
- Starlink 4118 · NORAD 53538 · re-entered February 7, 2026
Show 41 more payloads
- Starlink 4123 · NORAD 53539 · in orbit
- Starlink 4486 · NORAD 53540 · in orbit
- Starlink 4485 · NORAD 53541 · in orbit
- Starlink 4489 · NORAD 53542 · in orbit
- Starlink 4297 · NORAD 53543 · in orbit
- Starlink 4303 · NORAD 53544 · in orbit
- Starlink 4475 · NORAD 53545 · in orbit
- Starlink 4477 · NORAD 53546 · in orbit
- Starlink 4474 · NORAD 53547 · in orbit
- Starlink 4513 · NORAD 53548 · in orbit
- Starlink 4516 · NORAD 53549 · re-entered August 27, 2024
- Starlink 4518 · NORAD 53550 · re-entered February 8, 2026
- Starlink 4514 · NORAD 53551 · in orbit
- Starlink 4495 · NORAD 53552 · in orbit
- Starlink 4501 · NORAD 53553 · in orbit
- Starlink 4506 · NORAD 53554 · in orbit
- Starlink 4504 · NORAD 53555 · in orbit
- Starlink 4505 · NORAD 53556 · in orbit
- Starlink 4502 · NORAD 53557 · in orbit
- Starlink 4494 · NORAD 53558 · in orbit
- Starlink 4508 · NORAD 53559 · re-entered June 9, 2026
- Starlink 4564 · NORAD 53560 · in orbit
- Starlink 4563 · NORAD 53561 · in orbit
- Starlink 4565 · NORAD 53562 · in orbit
- Starlink 4561 · NORAD 53563 · in orbit
- Starlink 4577 · NORAD 53564 · in orbit
- Starlink 4575 · NORAD 53565 · in orbit
- Starlink 4576 · NORAD 53566 · in orbit
- Starlink 4585 · NORAD 53567 · in orbit
- Starlink 4583 · NORAD 53568 · in orbit
- Starlink 4582 · NORAD 53569 · in orbit
- Starlink 4550 · NORAD 53570 · in orbit
- Starlink 4584 · NORAD 53571 · in orbit
- Starlink 4555 · NORAD 53572 · in orbit
- Starlink 4547 · NORAD 53573 · re-entered October 31, 2025
- Starlink 4559 · NORAD 53574 · in orbit
- Starlink 4551 · NORAD 53575 · in orbit
- Starlink 4581 · NORAD 53576 · in orbit
- Starlink 4553 · NORAD 53577 · in orbit
- Starlink 4556 · NORAD 53578 · in orbit
- Starlink 4580 · NORAD 53579 · 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
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
150th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 17th this year · 854th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Payload deployment confirmed
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Jay · 8/19/2022
Webcast live
Jay · 8/19/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Jay · 8/19/2022 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 8/19/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0, setting GO
Jay · 8/18/2022 · source
Weather 50%
Nosu · 8/18/2022 · source
Weather 40%
Jay · 8/16/2022 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2022 · source
NET August 19 based on marine space closure noticed
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2022 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 4-27 launch?
Starlink Group 4-27 launched on August 19, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-27?
Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-27?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 4-27 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1062 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 4-27 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 4511, one of 57 catalogued objects, from August 24, 2022, was 284 × 337 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-27 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 4-27 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink