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New ship, new year: SpaceX to deploy model Starlink satellites on next Starship launch


SpaceX is significantly upping the ante of its Starship test flight program, with the next rocket launch expected to demonstrate payload deployment for

SpaceX is significantly upping the ante of its Starship test flight program, with the next rocket launch expected to demonstrate payload deployment for the first time. The payload in question will be 10 Starlink “simulators” that will be similar in size and weight to the next-gen satellites SpaceX plans to use Starship to deploy in space. In a blog post ahead of the seventh test launch, which is expected to take place later this month, the company said it is also introducing a slew of upgrades to the rocket.

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