SpaceX successfully completed Starship Flight 13, featuring the debut of the Version 3 (V3) architecture. The test flight achieved a successful upper-stage suborbital trip and executed the softest, most controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean to date, while also deploying 20 next-generation Starlink satellites. [1, 2]
Flight 13 Key Highlights
- Super Heavy Lift: All 33 Raptor engines successfully fired at liftoff from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
- Starship Upper Stage: Performed a mid-flight engine relight test and survived atmospheric re-entry.
- Soft Splashdown: Touched down upright and intact in the Indian Ocean before gently tipping over to float on the water's surface.
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