# Starlink V3

Type: Product

Source: Space & Defense Intelligence Brief — https://getspacebrief.com/entity/starlink-v3
Canonical HTML page: https://getspacebrief.com/entity/starlink-v3

## Timeline

- **2026-07-24**: Liftoff of Starship Flight 13 — Starship and Super Heavy V3 lifted off from Starbase, Texas, at approximately 6:45 p.m. CDT on a suborbital trajectory.
- **2026-07-24**: Booster Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico — After separation, the Super Heavy V3 booster performed a controlled descent and soft splashdown; no tower catch was attempted.
- **2026-07-24**: First Starlink V3 Satellite Deployment — Starship released 20 next‑generation Starlink V3 satellites from its payload bay; the satellites burned up during reentry about 20 minutes later as planned.
- **2026-07-24**: Starship Splashdown in Indian Ocean — The upper stage survived reentry, restarted a Raptor engine in space, and made a soft, upright splashdown while continuing to transmit telemetry and video.
- **2026-07-24**: Starship Flight 13 launch — Liftoff at 5:52 p.m. CT from Starbase. Booster splashdown, satellite deployment, in-space engine relight, and upper-stage splashdown achieved.
- **2026-07-23**: Launch Scrubbed Due to Weather — SpaceX postponed the 13th flight test by one day because cloud cover and visibility would have prevented clear heat shield imagery during ascent.
- **2026-07-16**: Original launch target — First planned launch date for Starship Flight 13, postponed due to technical issues.
- **2026-05-15**: Flight 12: Starship S39 Explodes After Splashdown — The first V3 Starship vehicle completed a suborbital flight but exploded shortly after a splashdown, prompting software and hardware fixes.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Starship Flight 13 Deploys 20 Starlink V3 Satellites, Nails In-Space Engine Relight
2026-07-25 22:30:14 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s Starship completed its 13th test flight, successfully deploying 20 operational Starlink V3 satellites and reigniting a Raptor engine in space for the first time. The milestones accelerate the Starlink mega-constellation expansion and validate key technologies for orbital refueling and deep-space missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-flight-13-starlink-engine-relight

### Starship Flight 13 Deploys 20 Starlink V3s, Nails Splashdown
2026-07-25 03:04:59 · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight on July 24, 2026, marked the first deployment of 20 next‑gen Starlink V3 satellites and a controlled Indian Ocean splashdown. The mission validated critical systems—Raptor restart, heat shield upgrades, and payload bay operations—that pave the way for lunar landings and large‑scale constellation build‑out.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-flight-13-20-starlink-v3-deployed-splashdown

### $401 SpaceX Target Depends Entirely on an Unflown Rocket
2026-06-21 00:18:43 · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Arete Research’s $401 price target for SpaceX isn’t just a financial call—it’s a wager on Starship achieving commercial viability. Without that heavy-lift rocket, the Starlink V3 satellites that form the analyst’s thesis remain grounded, leaving the stock’s upside highly uncertain.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-stock-target-hinges-on-starship

---
This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getspacebrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.