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
December 27, 1976
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
09956
International Designator
1976-126AW
Epoch
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:54:21 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
65.79°
Right Ascension
173.53°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
297.09°
Period
116.42 min
Mean Motion
12.37 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 886 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Kosmos-886
Type
Status
Owner
PKO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 09956U 76126AW 26179.95442004 .00000053 00000-0 18911-3 0 9995
2 09956 65.7918 173.5295 0930898 297.0931 53.8070 12.36902096532626
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0186
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
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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