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The third-generation Starlink satellite, larger than earlier versions and sized to launch on Starship, rated by SpaceX at about 1 Tbps of capacity each.
FAA says it will prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement on SpaceX's request to fly Starship 456 times a year from Starbase, up from 25. The review is at an early stage, and public scoping meetings run Nov. 17 to 19.
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SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on September 28 and deployed 26 working Starlink V3 satellites, each built to add 1 Tbps of capacity. Buyers can count on that capacity this quarter, while teams hoping to book Starship for their own payloads have one partial orbital flight to judge it by.
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SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 will try to reach orbit for the first time carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites that together add about 26 Tbps of capacity. For a company valued near $2 trillion, it tests how much one launch can lift, while the cost of each launch still depends on reuse.
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Flight 14 opens its window on 22 September carrying real payload for the first time, though neither stage will attempt a landing and Starship is flying at roughly four a year against the 25 test flights SpaceX officials once hoped for.
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SpaceX will let flight controllers decide during the coast phase whether Starship circularizes on Flight 14, a check that stands between the company and both V3 satellite deployment at scale and in-space refueling tests.
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