Starship Flight 13 Deploys 20 V3 Starlinks, Space Brief 21 Jul 2026
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 will deploy 20 V3 Starlink satellites during suborbital test from Starbase on July 23. Neither booster nor ship will be recovered.
Launch Date
January 18, 1967
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC41
Launch Vehicle
Titan IIIC
NORAD ID
02654
International Designator
1967-003G
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:38:42 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
8.22°
Right Ascension
46.77°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
51.34°
Period
1339.40 min
Mean Motion
1.08 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OPS 9327 (IDSCS 14)
Alternative Name
OPS 9327
Type
Status
Owner
AFSSD
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 02654U 67003G 26200.86021391 -.00000080 00000+0 00000+0 0 9990
2 02654 8.2199 46.7742 0057339 51.3361 163.1998 01.07510961139824
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
0.9
Diameter
0.9
Span
0.9
Dry Mass
45
Launch Mass
45
Shape
Ico Poly
Radar Cross Section
0.5011
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
IDCSP 14
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
PHFP
Life Expectancy
3 years
Bus
IDCSP
Configuration
Spin-Stabilization, omnidirectional antenna (despun antenna on #19)
Motor
None
Equipment
1 X-band transponder
Power System
Solar cells
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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