Musk says Starship's first orbital flight succeeded and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites

If confirmed, the flight would be Starship's first orbital mission, with Musk saying 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites were deployed and operating nominally.

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Elon Musk wrote on X that Starship Flight 14 would launch in about 30 minutes, in a post at 12:14 UTC on Sept. 28. [3]
Musk wrote on X at 14:01 UTC that the first orbital flight of Starship was successful. [1]
Musk said in a post a minute later that all 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites were deployed and operating nominally. [2]
At 18:33 UTC Musk posted a further message reading "Starship landing." [4]
Not yet confirmed: The claims come from Musk's posts on X. The sources include no independent confirmation, flight data, or statement from other officials or organizations. Musk's "Starship landing" post did not say what landed or where, and no details of the flight profile were provided.

Elon Musk said on X that the first orbital flight of Starship was successful. The post was published at 14:01 UTC on Sept. 28. [1]

About an hour and three-quarters earlier, at 12:14 UTC, Musk had written that Starship Flight 14 would launch in about 30 minutes. [3]

In a post at 14:02 UTC, Musk wrote that all 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites had been deployed and were operating nominally. [2]

Musk posted again at 18:33 UTC with a message reading "Starship landing." The message did not say which part of the vehicle or mission it referred to. [4]

The sources contain no independent verification of the flight results or of the satellites' status. They also do not say what orbit the satellites were placed in.

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