SpaceX to attempt catching both Starship stages with mechanical arms on Flight 15
SpaceX will attempt an unprecedented maneuver on Starship Flight 15: bringing both the Super Heavy booster and the Ship upper stage back to the tower at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, to be caught by mechanical arms without touching the ground. Super Heavy would return about six and a half minutes after liftoff; Ship would complete more than 22 hours of flight, roughly 14 orbits at 275 kilometers altitude, and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The company aims to fully recover an orbital launch system for the first time to cut costs and increase launch frequency.
In 50 seconds
- SpaceX will attempt to catch both Starship stages with mechanical arms in a single flight for the first time.
- Super Heavy would return to the tower about six and a half minutes after liftoff; Ship would do so after more than 22 hours and about 14 orbits.
- The mission will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, each adding one terabit of capacity to the network.
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