{"id":565602,"date":"2026-08-11T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565602\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:28:08","slug":"starlink-10-19-scrubbed-rescheduled-tuesday-x-report-11-aug-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565602\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink 10-19 Scrubbed, Rescheduled Tuesday, X Report 11 Aug 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest Developments<\/p>\n

SpaceX scrubbed the Starlink 10-19 mission from Cape Canaveral on Monday and is now targeting Tuesday morning, August 11, at 10:26 a.m. EDT. The flight will carry 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites and will be the 93rd Falcon 9 of 2026. The constellation stands at 12,692 launched, 10,939 in orbit, and 10,923 operational.<\/p>\n

Space Safety<\/p>\n

Ten Starlink-involved conjunctions appear in the current SOCRATES high-probability list, none at high risk. Two of those entries carry suspect flags, meaning their upstream data is likely stale or erroneous and their collision probabilities should not be taken at face value. Five Starlink satellites are currently tracked with active reentry predictions, consistent with SpaceX\u2019s ongoing practice of deorbiting end-of-life vehicles through controlled or semi-controlled disposal burns.<\/p>\n

Risk
\nStarlink Sat
\nOther Object
\nStatus
\nMin Range (km)
\nRel Speed (km\/s)
\nMax Prob
\nTime of Closest Approach<\/p>\n

HIGH
\nSTARLINK-1596<\/a>
\nSTARLINK-11246
\nOperational
\n0.017
\n9.347
\n1 (suspect)
\nAug 13, 12:10 UTC<\/p>\n

HIGH
\nSTARLINK-30468<\/a>
\nSTARLINK-34114
\nOperational
\n0.017
\n10.095
\n1 (suspect)
\nAug 12, 19:07 UTC<\/p>\n

MODERATE
\nSTARLINK-35436<\/a>
\nMONITOR-3 (RS58S)
\nOperational
\n0.02
\n13.465
\n0.1583
\nAug 12, 16:13 UTC<\/p>\n

MODERATE
\nSTARLINK-30878<\/a>
\nSTARLINK-35678
\nOperational
\n0.048
\n2.65
\n0.1447
\nAug 13, 19:15 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-33762<\/a>
\nOBJECT D
\nOperational
\n0.037
\n5.249
\n0.08204
\nAug 16, 22:00 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-1039<\/a>
\nSTARLINK-37425
\nOperational
\n0.056
\n13.498
\n0.07397
\nAug 14, 20:15 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-32767<\/a>
\nCOSMOS 2251 DEB
\nNon-operational
\n0.038
\n8.265
\n0.0707
\nAug 13, 10:52 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-33793<\/a>
\nOBJECT D
\nOperational
\n0.052
\n4.057
\n0.04399
\nAug 11, 11:18 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-37738<\/a>
\nJILIN-1 06
\nOperational
\n0.052
\n9.567
\n0.03798
\nAug 15, 02:40 UTC<\/p>\n

LOW
\nSTARLINK-35431<\/a>
\nOBJECT A
\nOperational
\n0.042
\n14.005
\n0.03796
\nAug 17, 03:38 UTC<\/p>\n

Satellite
\nNORAD ID
\nPredicted Decay
\nWindow (min)
\nInclination
\nLat
\nLon<\/p>\n

STARLINK-4189<\/a>
\n52853
\nAug 11, 22:03 UTC
\n300
\n53.2\u00b0
\n-14.8\u00b0
\n73.3\u00b0<\/p>\n

STARLINK-1873<\/a>
\n47158
\nAug 12, 04:03 UTC
\n420
\n53\u00b0
\n-9.2\u00b0
\n183.3\u00b0<\/p>\n

STARLINK-2582<\/a>
\n48460
\nAug 13, 14:54 UTC
\n780
\n53\u00b0
\n-45.6\u00b0
\n191.4\u00b0<\/p>\n

STARLINK-1995<\/a>
\n47590
\nAug 14, 15:15 UTC
\n1080
\n53\u00b0
\n-37.8\u00b0
\n334.5\u00b0<\/p>\n

STARLINK-1728<\/a>
\n46582
\nAug 14, 16:55 UTC
\n1140
\n53\u00b0
\n49.4\u00b0
\n266\u00b0<\/p>\n

Detailed Coverage
\nStarlink 10-19 Scrubbed Monday, Rescheduled for Tuesday Morning<\/p>\n

SpaceX called off Monday\u2019s planned Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral hours before its 12:20 p.m. EDT window. The company has not disclosed the reason for the scrub. The mission is now set for 10:26 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 11, with the 45th Weather Squadron forecasting 85 percent favorable conditions near the window opening, dropping to 75 percent later as cumulus cloud concerns increase.<\/p>\n

The flight will deliver 29 V2 Mini Optimized satellites to low Earth orbit, making it the 72nd Starlink mission of 2026 and the 93rd Falcon 9 launch this year. As covered in today\u2019s Space Brief<\/a>, the launch pace remains consistent with SpaceX\u2019s 2026 cadence.<\/p>\n

Read the full story: SpaceflightNow<\/a><\/p>\n

Rocket Lab Unveils \u2018GHOST\u2019 Portable Launch System<\/p>\n

Rocket Lab revealed a containerized mobile launch platform called GHOST, designed to deploy Electron rockets from unprepared sites without permanent ground infrastructure. The system targets responsive space customers, particularly military and intelligence users who need launch capability outside fixed spaceports.<\/p>\n

The concept addresses a growing Department of Defense interest in launch-on-demand from dispersed locations, reducing dependence on a handful of established ranges. As noted in today\u2019s Space Brief<\/a>, the announcement comes while Rocket Lab\u2019s larger Neutron vehicle faces a narrowing window for its 2026 debut.<\/p>\n

Read the full story: Space.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Constellation Status<\/p>\n

No changes to the Starlink constellation since the last check on August 8. Current totals hold at 12,692 launched, 10,939 in orbit (10,923 operational), and 1,753 decayed.<\/p>\n

Total Launched: 12692
\nTotal On Orbit: 10939
\nTotal Working: 10923<\/p>\n

Track Starlink satellites in real-time: Track Starlink<\/a><\/p>\n

Wondering about the totals? See how many Starlink satellites are in orbit<\/a>, updated daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latest Developments SpaceX scrubbed the Starlink 10-19 mission from Cape Canaveral on Monday and is now targeting Tuesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[111,139,69,147],"class_list":["post-565602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}