FAA Grounds Starship V3 After Flight 12, X Report 28 May 2026
FAA grounds SpaceX Starship V3 after the Flight 12 mishap, freezing the launch schedule. Plus a $2.29B Space Force contract and 10,397 working Starlinks.
NORAD ID
58467
International Designator
2023-185F
Epoch
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:51:19 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.31°
Right Ascension
236.49°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
262.31°
Period
88.28 min
Mean Motion
16.31 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
LILIUM-1
Alternative Name
Lilium 1
Type
Status
Owner
UNISTW/NCKU
Country
Taiwan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 58467U 23185F 26152.03564373 .05761009 24419-5 11520-2 0 9990
2 58467 97.3060 236.4922 0014927 262.3118 97.6482 16.31146913140063
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Lilium 1
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
NCKU
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable, fixed solar arrays, body mounted solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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