US company SpaceX’s Starship rocket reached Earth orbit for the first time on September 28. According to Armenpress, this occurred during its 14th test flight from the Starbase launch site in Texas.
Starship had not reached orbit during its previous 13 test flights.
Under SpaceX’s mission plan, Starship is expected to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites into orbit and circle the Earth six times.
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