“Made it a reality”: Stunning Starlink view shows Starship Flight 14 deploy its payload in orbit

Stunning footage shows Starship Flight 14 deploying one of its twenty-six V3 Starlink satellites in orbit, bringing an earlier animation to life in a never-before-seen view. Earlier Starship test flights featured an animation to help visualize what the deployment of the V3 satellites would look like, Tyler Lionquist of Starlink Business Operations said. “Today, we have that exact vision in front of us. We’ve made it a reality.” The 407-foot-tall vehicle lifted off at 7:48 a.m. CDT on September 28 from Starbase, Texas, beginning its most ambitious mission to space yet. The rocket powered on, generating over 18 million pounds of thrust, and successfully reached orbit despite setbacks. The Ship deployed all 26 Starlink satellites over the course of 30 minutes before completing a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Video edited using footage owned by SpaceX.