Starlink Group 4-8 — 2022-016

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Starlink Group 4-8 — 2022-016 was an orbital attempt conducted on February 21, 2022 from CC using Falcon 9, operated by SPX and carrying 46 recorded payload entries. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.

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Launch class: Orbital attempt
Launch date: February 21, 2022
Relationships: 49
Sources: 1

Historical and technical context

Why this launch belongs in the archive

All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.

Starlink Group 4-8 — 2022-016 used Falcon 9 from CC under SPX. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 542 km, the Sat LEO D 4 profile. 46 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.

At a glance

Launch facts

Launch class: Orbital attempt
Launch date: February 21, 2022
Vehicle: Falcon 9
Outcome: success
Launch site: CC
Operator: SPX
Destination / profile: Sat LEO D 4
Recorded apogee: 542 km
Payload entries: 46

Payload manifest

Archive relationships

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Sources

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