๐ For 13 flights, Starship was intentionally kept on a suborbital path. Flight 14 changed that.
On September 28, Ship 41 reached orbit for the first time, despite an early Raptor engine shutdown. SpaceX then used another engine burn to complete orbital insertion.
At roughly 275 km above Earth, Starship deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellitesโits first operational payload in orbit.
The flight ended early, but the milestone was enormous.
Starship didnโt just reach space. It finally entered the orbital era. ๐๐ฅ
Very much looking forward to visiting Thiepval & Ypres in the Somme and Flanders regions with old friends to pay tribute to the fallen of WW1 @PoppyLegion#lestweforget