Starship finally makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short
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Starship Flight 14 launched from SpaceX Starbase, TX, deploying 26 Starlink Group 31-1 satellites into orbit in the vehicle's first satellite deployment. The mission, planned for nearly ten hours with splashdown in the Pacific west of Chile, was cut short and ended after three hours due to engine trouble.
SpaceX deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites before bringing its planned ten-hour flight home after three
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Starship | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)
SpaceX, Sep 28, 12:48 UTC
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SpaceX, Sep 22, 12:15 UTC
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- Starship makes orbit, Flight 15 preps in full swing
- Starship Orbits Earth, Returns Early
- Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight
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