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Here's what's launching Sept. 28–Oct. 4: Starship makes its first trip around Earth and delivers its first operational payload, Crew-13 heads for the International Space Station, and Falcon Heavy closes the week with a classified mission.
After reaching orbit, Starship deployed 26 V3 Starlink sats over about 30 minutes using its ‘Pez dispenser’ system.
SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on Monday, Sept. 28, marking a major milestone after 13 tests.