Starship V3 Flight 12 to Test Heat Shield in Space With 22 Starlink Dummies
TL;DR
SpaceX's Starship V3 Flight 12 will launch a suborbital test that deploys 22 Starlink‑style satellites (including two inspector craft to image the heat shield) to evaluate tile reliability and reentry readiness, while the Super Heavy booster returns to the Gulf of Mexico and Starship's upper stage splashes down in the Indian Ocean about an hour later.
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