Interstellar Applications
Interstellar Applications

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Rocket: Starship V3
Launch Site: Pad 2, Starbase, Texas
Payloads:
Satellite: Starlink V3
Quantity: 26
Destination: LEO
Customer: SpaceX
Mass: ~48000 kg
Details:
First orbital flight of Starship. First deployment of Starlink V3 satellites into an operational orbit. This single launch will contribute as much capacity to the Starlink Constellation as ~10 Starlink launches on Falcon 9 with V2 mini satellites. Heaviest SpaceX payload to date at approximately 44-52 metric tonnes. Starship was initially planned to splashdown off the coast of Western Chile approximately 9h 52m after launch. The coast phase was cut short and Starship re-entered after approximately 3 hours
3rd Starship V3 mission
3rd Starship V3 success
3rd consecutive Starship V3 success
14th Starship mission
9th Starship success
5th consecutive Starship success
1st launch for B21
1st launch for S41
3rd SpaceX launch from Pad 2
Turnaround: 65.58 days
113th SpaceX mission of 2026
113th SpaceX mission success of 2026
3rd Starship mission of 2026
3rd Starship family mission of 2026
723rd SpaceX mission
711th SpaceX mission success
217th consecutive SpaceX mission success