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Starlink Group 4-37

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December 17, 2022 · 21:32 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 4-37 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on December 17, 2022 at 21:32 UTC. It was SpaceX's 211th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 6,363rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 136th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 58th this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 15th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 5464, one of 58 catalogued objects, from December 27, 2022, was 342 × 344 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
  • B1058 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 97 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3 · 655 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
136th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 58th this yearSpaceX's 211th launch59th this yearhumanity's 6,363rd orbital launch attempt181st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
342 × 344 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
257.4°Ascending node
1388 d agoElement epoch2022-12-27 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 5464 · NORAD 54758 · 2022-175 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 58 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-175A
Epoch
2022-12-27 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.78009935 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001798
Inclination
53.2175°
Ascending node
257.424°
Arg. of perigee
27.5923°
Mean anomaly
133.478°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0

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; 49 still in orbit

  • Starlink 5464 · NORAD 54758 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5215 · NORAD 54759 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5220 · NORAD 54760 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5202 · NORAD 54761 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5214 · NORAD 54762 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5191 · NORAD 54763 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5458 · NORAD 54764 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5466 · NORAD 54765 · re-entered January 8, 2025
  • Starlink 5471 · NORAD 54766 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5472 · NORAD 54767 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5444 · NORAD 54768 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5404 · NORAD 54769 · re-entered January 3, 2025
Show 42 more payloads
  • Starlink 5448 · NORAD 54770 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5451 · NORAD 54771 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5452 · NORAD 54772 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5453 · NORAD 54773 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5454 · NORAD 54774 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5465 · NORAD 54775 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5470 · NORAD 54776 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5468 · NORAD 54777 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5450 · NORAD 54778 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5447 · NORAD 54779 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5449 · NORAD 54780 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5443 · NORAD 54781 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5437 · NORAD 54782 · re-entered December 12, 2024
  • Starlink 5439 · NORAD 54783 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5442 · NORAD 54784 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5440 · NORAD 54785 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5438 · NORAD 54786 · re-entered August 18, 2024
  • Starlink 5441 · NORAD 54787 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5399 · NORAD 54788 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5446 · NORAD 54789 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5445 · NORAD 54790 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5425 · NORAD 54791 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5431 · NORAD 54792 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5433 · NORAD 54793 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5392 · NORAD 54794 · re-entered April 18, 2025
  • Starlink 5436 · NORAD 54795 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5415 · NORAD 54796 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5435 · NORAD 54797 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5420 · NORAD 54798 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5421 · NORAD 54799 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5428 · NORAD 54800 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5429 · NORAD 54801 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5426 · NORAD 54802 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5430 · NORAD 54803 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5422 · NORAD 54804 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5417 · NORAD 54805 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5412 · NORAD 54806 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5410 · NORAD 54807 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5413 · NORAD 54808 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5414 · NORAD 54809 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5408 · NORAD 54810 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5424 · NORAD 54811 · in orbit

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.

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Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

155th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 18th this year · 213th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 17, 4:32 PM EST, in daylight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

8 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Deployment of 54 Starlink satellites confirmed

Jay · Dec 17, 2022 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Jay · 12/17/2022

  • Webcast live

    Jay · 12/17/2022 · source

  • Updated launch window and set GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2022 · source

  • Bumping launch 24 hours

    JRascagneres · 12/16/2022 · source

  • Weather >90%

    Nosu · 12/15/2022 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 12/15/2022 · source

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 12/13/2022 · source

  • NET December 16, ~22:00 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2022 · source

  • Launch delayed based on cancellation of marine space closure notices; possible schedule swap with HAKUTO-R.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/3/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 4-37 launch?

Starlink Group 4-37 launched on December 17, 2022 at 21:32 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 4-37?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 4-37?

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

Where did Starlink Group 4-37 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 17, 4:32 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1058 flew for the 15th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 4-37 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 5464, one of 58 catalogued objects, from December 27, 2022, was 342 × 344 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 4-37 launch?

54 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 49 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 4-37 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink