{
  "id": 10486491,
  "title": "SpaceX Sends Starship to Orbit and Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacex-sends-starship-to-orbit-and-deploys-26-starlink-v3-satellites",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/SpaceX-Sends-Starship-to-Orbit-and-Deploys-26-Starlink-V3-Satellites.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nDespite 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.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time, deploys Starlink satellites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacexs-starship-reaches-orbit-for-the-first-time-deploys-starlink",
        "published": "2026-09-28T15:47:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}