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Rocket: Starship V3
Launch Site: Pad 2, Starbase, Texas
Payloads:
Satellite: Starlink V3 Mass Simulator
Quantity: 20
Destination: Transatmospheric
Customer: SpaceX
Satellite: Starlink V2 Mini Modified Imaging Sats ("Dodger Dogs")
Quantity: 2
Destination: Transatmospheric
Customer: SpaceX
Details:
First flight of Starship V3. First flight from Pad 2. Heaviest SpaceX payload ever launched to date (~37000kg). The Raptor 3 engines on the Super Heavy Booster did not relight for the planned boostback burn. Super Heavy returned to the Gulf while spinning at higher speeds than planned and appeared to explode upon attempted landing burn ignition. All 22 satellites were successfully deployed. Ship 39 lost one Raptor Vacuum engine during its ascent burn. The remaining 5 engines were burned for longer to compensate for this. As a result, a planned Raptor relight demo was aborted.
1st Starship V3 mission
1st success
1st consecutive success
1st launch for S39
1st launch for B19
1st SpaceX launch from Pad 2
60th SpaceX mission of 2026
60th mission success of 2026
1st Starship V3 mission of 2026
670th SpaceX mission
658th SpaceX success
