Starship Flight 13 Aborts at Ignition, X Report 17 Jul 2026
Four Raptor engines failed to ignite, scrubbing Starship Flight 13 at Starbase; SpaceX also launched 21 SDA satellites from Vandenberg.
Launch Date
November 28, 2025
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC4E
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
NORAD ID
66760
International Designator
2025-276CY
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:49:43 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.42°
Right Ascension
273.88°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
118.04°
Period
94.70 min
Mean Motion
15.21 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OBJECT CY
Alternative Name
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Type
Status
Owner
Unknown
Country
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Constellation
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1 66760U 25276CY 26200.70120265 .00002267 00000+0 10677-3 0 9990
2 66760 97.4173 273.8816 0002027 118.0449 242.0991 15.20530096 35377
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.
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Launch Mass
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Shape
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Radar Cross Section
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Visual Magnitude
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Color
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Material Composition
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Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
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Bus
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Configuration
Unknown
Motor
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Equipment
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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