SpaceX Targets July 23 for Next Starship Launch After Last-Minute Abort
The test flight will carry 20 next-generation Starlink satellites and check engine relight, deployment and splashdown after a last-second abort.
- On Thursday, SpaceX will attempt the 13th Starship flight test from Texas Starbase, carrying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the first time.
- SpaceX scheduled this attempt after aborting the July 16 launch due to engine trouble, replacing two Raptor engines and reworking the engine startup sequence to improve reliability.
- According to SpaceX, Starship is the only vehicle capable of carrying the 20 Starlink satellites, which are too large for the Falcon rocket.
- Successful deployment enables faster internet access for millions of households, as SpaceX aims to begin routine Starlink launches on Starship by year's end.
- This 13th test flight must prove clean ascent, stage separation, and controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, as SpaceX continues working toward operational status after resolving FAA grounding investigations.
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Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again
That's two last-second launch aborts in a row for SpaceX.One of the company's Falcon 9 rockets tried to loft 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California this morning (July 20), but the attempt was aborted just as the first-stage engines started firing up.Something similar happened on Thursday afternoon (July 16), when SpaceX attempted to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship megarocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 …
SpaceX adjusts Starship Flight 13 test launch target date once again
SpaceX has updated its target for the thirteenth integrated flight test of Starship, aiming for as early as Thursday, July 23. The 90-minute launch window opens at 5:45 p.m. CT from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The target flight was initially rescheduled for today, but SpaceX pushed it back again. This latest adjustment follows an aborted attempt earlier in the week and reflects the iterative, rapid-development approach that h…
SpaceX pushes Starship Flight 13 to Thursday after aborted countdown
SpaceX has moved the next launch attempt of its Starship rocket to Thursday, 23 July, the latest delay for a flight that has now been scrubbed once and rescheduled twice. The company had been targeting Monday evening from its Starbase site at Boca Chica in Texas, and said it needed more time to finish work […] This story continues at The Next Web
Starship Flight 13 Will Carry Starlink Satellites for the First Time in Test That Shapes Your Internet
SpaceX will attempt to launch its Starship rocket as early as Thursday, 23 July, from its Texas Starbase, carrying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites for the first time in a crucial test deployment that paves the way for faster internet for millions of US households. The 90-minute window opens at 5:45 p.m. Central Time, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The attempt follows a last-second abort on 16 July, when Starship's computers…
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