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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit and deploys first next-gen Starlinks

Original: SpaceX’s Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks

SpaceX's Starship has completed an orbital flight and successfully deployed its first batch of next-generation Starlink satellites, a long-awaited milestone for the heavy-lift rocket. The deployment demonstrates Starship's ability to carry larger, more capable satellites than the current Falcon 9 fleet, with implications for expanding the Starlink constellation and future deep-space missions.

Why now: A major operational milestone for Starship and the Starlink constellation that space watchers have anticipated for years

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• SpaceX’s Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks · arstechnica.com

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