SpaceX Sends Starship to Orbit and Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, Reuters reported, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites on the vehicle's 14th test flight after one of its six upper-stage engines failed roughly two and a half minutes into the mission. The Super Heavy booster ignited all 33 of its engines at 7:48 a.m. CT from SpaceX's Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, sending the 40-story…
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, during its 14th test flight. The vehicle, consisting of a Super Heavy booster rocket and the main upper-stage Starship vessel, launched from SpaceX's Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas.
The Super Heavy booster ignited all 33 of its engines at 7:48 a.m. CT, sending the 40-story vehicle over the Gulf of Mexico. Starship separated from the booster and continued alone toward orbit. According to OilPrice, one of the six upper-stage engines failed roughly two and a half minutes into the mission.
Despite the engine failure, Starship successfully deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites into orbit. This was the first batch of new Starlink satellites to be deployed, according to Free Malaysia Today. The Starlink satellites are part of SpaceX's plan to put the vehicle into routine use, with the aim of supporting NASA's Artemis moon program, as reported by Techmeme.
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