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SpaceX's Tenth Starship Flight Test: Everything That Happened in 6 Minutes
CNETยท2025-08-27 01:42

Flight Performance & Milestones - Booster successfully pitched over the Gulf, passing through maximum dynamic pressure [1] - Hot staging occurred approximately 90 seconds after passing maximum dynamic pressure [1] - Stage separation confirmed with six engines running on Starship [2] - Booster executed boost back burn towards splashdown site in the Gulf [2] - Booster splashed down successfully in the Gulf [3] Payload Deployment - Starship deployed eight dummy satellites, simulating V3 Starlinks, at a rate of approximately one per minute [4] - Payload deployment operation successfully completed on a suborbital trajectory [4][5] - Deployed satellites are on a trajectory towards the Indian Ocean and expected to burn up entirely [5] Landing & Re-entry - Starship passed peak heating and performed a belly flop maneuver [7] - Starship landing burn initiated with three engines [7] - Starship splashed down successfully in the Indian Ocean [7]