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SpaceX’s Starship enters orbit, deploys satellites in landmark launch
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- Sep 28, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC
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Starship is slated to replace SpaceX’s reusable workhorse, the Falcon 9, which has allowed the Elon Musk-owned company to achieve a lucrative near-monopoly on satellite launches.
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket entered orbit and deployed Starlink satellites for the first time on Monday. The milestone came despite an early engine shutdown and a decision to cut the mission short...
SpaceX achieves a long-promised orbit—with the moon and Mars the long-term goal.