Starship V3 completes its first flight test
The twelfth Starship flight tested the first V3 ship and Super Heavy configuration, Raptor 3 engines and a new launch pad.
Evidence notes
- The mission was the first Starship launch from Pad 2 and the first flight of the V3 vehicle architecture with Raptor 3 engines.
- The ship deployed modified Starlink satellites designed to image the spacecraft during flight.
- All 33 booster engines ignited; one shut down during ascent before the stack proceeded through hot staging.