Starship V3 Targets May 19 Debut; FCC OKs $2.4B Spectrum Deal | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX targets May 19 for Starship V3's first flight from Pad 2 as the FCC approves a $2.4B EchoStar spectrum deal for Starlink D2D.
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Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:24:56 GMT
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1 T0258U 26192.26732171 .00001710 00000+0 13247-1 0 9990
2 T0258 82.4463 184.6045 0152209 270.8553 87.5085 12.34019003286069
Source: Celestrak
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