Starship Flight 13 Static Fire, Florida Push, X Report 4 Jul 2026
Starship update July 2026: Flight 13 completed a full six-Raptor static fire as SpaceX targets its first Cape Canaveral Starship launch by year's end.
Launch Date
January 13, 2026
Launch Site
TSC
Launch Pad
LC9A
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
67433
International Designator
2026-006A
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:23:42 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
142.04°
Right Ascension
11.39°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
291.96°
Period
104.10 min
Mean Motion
13.83 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-50
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
ZXW
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 67433U 26006A 26200.39146237 .00000285 00000+0 87160-4 0 9992
2 67433 142.0422 11.3936 0000756 291.9618 68.1020 13.83245664 25890
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
4.0
Diameter
2.0
Span
10.0
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
1500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Yaogan 50-01
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
YG50
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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