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- 1SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit and deploys first next-gen Starlinks●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.
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SpaceX is carrying out its Transporter-18 mission, the latest in its series of dedicated smallsat rideshare flights that loft dozens of satellites into orbit on a single Falcon 9 launch. The Transporter flights have become a staple for commercial, research and government payloads seeking affordable access to space, and Transporter-18 continues that cadence.