Starship All 6 Engines Fire for 60 Seconds Before Flight 13 | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX ignited all 6 Starship engines for a full minute at Starbase, while a Falcon 9 added 24 more Starlinks from Vandenberg on July 1.
Launch Date
June 8, 1973
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/1
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
NORAD ID
06682
International Designator
1973-037H
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:25:27 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
74.02°
Right Ascension
215.52°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
333.69°
Period
113.75 min
Mean Motion
12.66 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 571
Alternative Name
Kosmos-571
Type
Status
Owner
GUKOSR
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 06682U 73037H 26201.51767662 -.00000024 00000+0 -37775-4 0 9993
2 06682 74.0154 215.5248 0103279 333.6947 99.0625 12.65926893454510
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
0.8
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
60
Launch Mass
60
Shape
Poly
Radar Cross Section
0.7201
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Strela-1M Blok 06 No. 8
Purpose
Military Communication
Mission
Military Communication
Manufacturer
OKB10
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Strela-1 11F625
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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