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Starlink Group 4-29

Launched

October 5, 2022

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 4-29 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 5, 2022. It was SpaceX's 197th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 6,311th orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 45th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 4633, one of 56 catalogued objects, from October 11, 2022, was 335 × 337 km inclined 53.2°. 56 objects from this launch are catalogued, 52 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1071 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 75 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 3-2 · 653 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
123rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 45th this yearSpaceX's 197th launch45th this yearhumanity's 6,311th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
335 × 337 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
63.1°Ascending node
1465 d agoElement epoch2022-10-11 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 4633 · NORAD 53964 · 2022-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 56 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-125A
Epoch
2022-10-11 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.80679402 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001565
Inclination
53.2174°
Ascending node
63.0528°
Arg. of perigee
31.1714°
Mean anomaly
14.5539°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
-0.0068956

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

Catalogued objects

56 catalogued: 52 payloads, 4 components; 42 still in orbit

  • Starlink 4633 · NORAD 53964 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4578 · NORAD 53965 · re-entered April 16, 2026
  • Starlink 4635 · NORAD 53966 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4634 · NORAD 53967 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4629 · NORAD 53968 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4468 · NORAD 53969 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4567 · NORAD 53970 · in orbit
  • Starlink 4639 · NORAD 53971 · re-entered February 12, 2026
  • Starlink 5157 · NORAD 53972 · re-entered May 23, 2024
  • Starlink 5156 · NORAD 53973 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5159 · NORAD 53974 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5137 · NORAD 53975 · in orbit
Show 40 more payloads
  • Starlink 5134 · NORAD 53976 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5094 · NORAD 53977 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5148 · NORAD 53978 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5123 · NORAD 53979 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5133 · NORAD 53980 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5149 · NORAD 53981 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5120 · NORAD 53982 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5103 · NORAD 53983 · re-entered February 2, 2026
  • Starlink 5142 · NORAD 53984 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5147 · NORAD 53985 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5119 · NORAD 53986 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5112 · NORAD 53987 · re-entered February 26, 2025
  • Starlink 5113 · NORAD 53988 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5115 · NORAD 53989 · re-entered December 29, 2024
  • Starlink 5075 · NORAD 53990 · re-entered August 22, 2024
  • Starlink 5118 · NORAD 53991 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5108 · NORAD 53992 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5121 · NORAD 53993 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5125 · NORAD 53994 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5097 · NORAD 53995 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5131 · NORAD 53996 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5130 · NORAD 53997 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5128 · NORAD 53998 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5079 · NORAD 53999 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5088 · NORAD 54000 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5105 · NORAD 54001 · re-entered May 15, 2024
  • Starlink 5109 · NORAD 54002 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5114 · NORAD 54003 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5129 · NORAD 54004 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5135 · NORAD 54005 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5096 · NORAD 54006 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5132 · NORAD 54007 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5145 · NORAD 54008 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5099 · NORAD 54009 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5127 · NORAD 54010 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5124 · NORAD 54011 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5126 · NORAD 54012 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5098 · NORAD 54013 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5116 · NORAD 54014 · re-entered May 25, 2024
  • Starlink 5055 · NORAD 54015 · re-entered September 20, 2026

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: SpaceX

Pad

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Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

97th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 10th this year · 705th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

35 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful deployment of 52 Starlink satellites

SwGustav · Oct 6, 2022 · source

Show 8 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 10/5/2022 · source

  • Coverage live

    SwGustav · 10/5/2022 · source

  • Delaying by 24 hours due to Crew-5 being priority

    SwGustav · 10/4/2022 · source

  • Delayed by 24 hours, T-0 provided by CelesTrak. Setting TBC as the launch attempt will be delayed again if Crew-5 stays on track (as it currently is).

    SwGustav · 10/3/2022 · source

  • Adding T-0 and setting GO

    SwGustav · 9/30/2022 · source

  • Added launch date and window per marine space closure notices

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2022 · source

  • NET October

    Nosu · 9/14/2022 · source

  • Adding launch NET late September

    Nosu · 9/1/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 4-29 launch?

Starlink Group 4-29 launched on October 5, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-29?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-29?

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

Where did Starlink Group 4-29 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 4-29 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 4633, one of 56 catalogued objects, from October 11, 2022, was 335 × 337 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-29 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 4-29 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink