SpaceX Sets Sept. 28 Target for Starship's First Orbital Flight and Starlink V3 Deployment
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SpaceX now targets Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14, marking the rocket's first orbital flight and the deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The mission would orbit Earth six times over about 10 hours, with the upper stage delivering the V3 sats and the booster splash-landing in the Gulf of Mexico. The satellites promise up to 1 Tbps downlink and 160 Gbps uplink. Regulatory approval is still pending; viewers can watch on SpaceX's X account.
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