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SpaceX footage shows Starship separate from booster and deploy Starlink satellites on its first orbital flight

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Newly released video revisits Starship’s first-ever orbital flight, showing the upper stage separate from its booster and deploy Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The footage offers a visual record of key vehicle and payload milestones during the flight.

Discovered 2026-10-08T06:06:21.211599-07:00 | 2026-10-08T06:06:21.211599-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The footage documents Starship’s first orbital-flight separation and satellite-deployment milestones, offering a public view of the launch system’s integrated operations.
  • Starlink deployment connects launch-vehicle performance directly to satellite constellation deployment capacity and commercial space operations.

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