Starship V3 Flight 12 Four Weeks Out, X Report 11 Mar 2026
Starship V3 timeline: Musk puts Flight 12 about 4 weeks out, early to mid April 2026. SpaceX also hit 30 missions of 2026 with the 15,000-lb EchoStar 25.
Launch Date
February 5, 2026
Launch Site
PKMTR
Launch Pad
LC43/4
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
67680
International Designator
2026-023G
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:44:54 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
96.61°
Right Ascension
260.82°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
11.04°
Period
94.37 min
Mean Motion
15.26 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 2606
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
USSR/Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 67680U 26023G 26200.69784823 .00005154 00000+0 20209-3 0 9997
2 67680 96.6129 260.8196 0020627 11.0409 349.1280 15.25924585 24959
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
3.0
Diameter
1.3
Span
3.0
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
RU UNK A6
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
UNKRU
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unk
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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