SpaceX to Launch First Starlink V3 Satellites on Starship Test Flight Written 16 July 2026
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SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. | Credit: Steve Jurvetson; Wikipedia; CC BY 2.0
Spaceflight Now reports the mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. “Liftoff from Pad 2 at SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in southern Texas is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).”
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