Starship Orbits Earth, Returns Early
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Starship's 14th test flight, launched from SpaceX Starbase, TX, deployed a group of Starlink satellites known as Starlink Group 31-1, marking the first time Starship placed satellites into stable Low Earth Orbit. The ship was expected to orbit at about 275 km for nearly 10 hours before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile, though technical issues cut the mission short.
Although technical issues cut the mission short, Starship achieved most of its objectives, including its first deployment of an operational payload into orbit.
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