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.
Launch Date
May 10, 2025
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
63905
International Designator
2025-095R
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:29:09 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
43.00°
Right Ascension
148.08°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
270.67°
Period
94.27 min
Mean Motion
15.28 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
STARLINK-34114
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 63905U 25095R 26201.22858586 .00004556 00000+0 17494-3 0 9996
2 63905 43.0016 148.0811 0001077 270.6683 89.4046 15.27586611 68040
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29.0
Dry Mass
530
Launch Mass
575
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 6-91-16
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
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Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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