diff --git a/scripts/qa-cockpit-utility.mjs b/scripts/qa-cockpit-utility.mjs
index ffb3b0851..1f67ea7db 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-cockpit-utility.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-cockpit-utility.mjs
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ try {
   await page.setRequestInterception(true);
   const routeQaRequest = (request) => {
     const url = new URL(request.url());
+    // These scenarios exercise Context lifecycle and keyboard ownership, not
+    // live orbit accuracy. Reuse the tracking suite's fixed element sets so
+    // CelesTrak outages cannot invalidate an otherwise clean UI run.
+    if (url.origin === new URL(appUrl).origin
+      && ['/api/celestrak/active', '/api/celestrak/starlink'].includes(url.pathname)) {
+      const dense = url.pathname.endsWith('/starlink');
+      request.respond({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'text/plain',
+        body: (dense ? [
+          'STARLINK-1007',
+          '1 44713U 19074A   24001.50000000  .00016717  00000-0  10270-3 0  9004',
+          '2 44713  53.0000 247.4627 0006703 130.5360 325.0288 15.06000000 12345',
+        ] : [
+          'ISS (ZARYA)',
+          '1 25544U 98067A   24001.50000000  .00016717  00000-0  10270-3 0  9004',
+          '2 25544  51.6416 247.4627 0006703 130.5360 325.0288 15.49814310 12345',
+        ]).join('\n') + '\n',
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     // This harness verifies UI/lifecycle behavior, not DEM accuracy. Keep an
     // unrelated upstream terrain outage out of the rendered interaction gate.
     if (url.origin === new URL(appUrl).origin && url.pathname === '/api/terrain/heights') {