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Elon Musk @elonmusk - Starship is evolving rapidly
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Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt
SpaceX just announced that they will be deploying V3 Starlink satellites for the first time during their 13th Starship test flight next week! Six of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery.
Summary of every major upgrade and modification @SpaceX says it's made for the upcoming test flight:
• More robust stage separation flip sequence to prevent the booster from rotating off course.
• Hardware upgrades to improve Super Heavy Raptor re-light reliability during the boostback burn.
• Updated engine alarms and abort logic for multi-engine flight conditions.
• Starship propulsion system hardware and operational changes to address the Flight 12 engine-out issue.
• First deployment of 20 Starlink V3 satellites with laser links, deployable solar arrays, and antennas.
• Six Starlink V3 satellites equipped with cameras to inspect Starship's heat shield after reentry.
• White-painted heat shield tiles added as simulated missing tiles and imaging targets.
• New heat shield tile designs and attachment mechanisms, including tests on the aft flaps and aft skirt.
• Load-sensing heat shield tiles to measure stresses during flight.
• Higher dynamic pressure ascent profile to stress-test the heat shield and increase payload capability.
• Planned in-space Raptor engine relight test.