Interstellar Applications
Interstellar Applications
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Rocket: Starship V3
Vehicles:
S40 (Flight 1)
Landing: Splashdown
Launch Site: Pad 2, Starbase, Texas
Payloads:
Satellite: Starlink V3
Quantity: 14
Destination: Transatmospheric
Customer: SpaceX
Satellite: Starlink V3 (modified with imaging capability)
Quantity: 6
Destination: Transatmospheric
Customer: SpaceX
Details:
First launch of Starlink V3 satellites. B20 suffered a harder splashdown than expected after several engines failed to relight for the landing burn. All 20 operational Starlink V3 satellites were successfully deployed. The planned in-space Raptor relight demo was performed successfully - a first for Starship V3. Ship 40 made the softest splashdown yet and did not even explode after tipping. Following splashdown, SpaceX chartered a recovery ship to retrieve S40. It is currently unknown whether the ship will be scrapped in Australia or returned to Starbase
2nd Starship V3 mission
2nd success
2nd consecutive success
1st launch for S40
1st launch for B20
2nd SpaceX launch from Pad 2
Turnaround: 63.01 days
89th SpaceX mission of 2026
89th mission success of 2026
2nd Starship V3 mission of 2026
699th SpaceX mission
687th SpaceX success
