Starship | Flight 13
For the first time, Starship will carry 20 V3 Starlink satellites to space, which will extend solar arrays and antennas and will attempt to connect with ground stations in South Africa and the larger Starlink constellation via high-capacity lasers.
6 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators to c
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There are exactly 5 days left until Starship | Flight 13, which is 117 hours or 6968 minutes.
Starship | Flight 13 will take place on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM.
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