SpaceX filed an FCC application for the first orbital Starship flight. The mission aims to deploy approximately 20 Starlink V3 satellites into operational orbit. This transition moves the Starship program from suborbital testing toward full operational status.
Separately, a Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on September 2. This mission marked the 35th flight for this specific Falcon 9 first stage. SpaceX recovered the booster on a droneship to facilitate future reuse. The launch continues the aggressive expansion of the global Starlink internet constellation.