Starlink Group 4-23
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:41:20
Sunday August 28, 2022
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Launch Notes
First launch of 54 Starlink v1.5 satellites. Heaviest payload launched to date by Falcon 9 at 16.7 metric tons. Fastest turnaround of droneship ASOG to date, at 8 days and around 8 hours, beating its previous record by about 17 hours.
Starlink Group 4-23
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.
Low Earth Orbit
54 Payloads
16,700 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Launch Site
Stats
Falcon 9
173rd
Mission
38th
Mission of 2022
SpaceX
181st
Mission
38th
Mission of 2022
2022
108th
Orbital launch attempt