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History for SpaceX: Starship entered orbit around Earth for the first time

After a series of failed experiments, Starship recorded a significant achievement: for the first time it entered orbit around Earth and successfully released 26 Starlink satellites into space. To date, the 13 Starship flights have been suborbital. This time the spacecraft launched from Starbase in Texas, entered Earth orbit and opened its cargo bay. 26 Starlink V3 satellites exited it one after another into space. Musk celebrated the achievement on X. “The first orbital flight of Starship was successfully completed!” he wrote, and later noted that all 26 satellites were released and are operating normally.