Live coverage: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work
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SpaceX's Starship Flight 13, the second flight of Starship V3, launched from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase, TX, carrying 20 V3 Starlink satellites. The mission included a splashdown described as the 'softest' yet, and satellites will attempt links to ground stations in South Africa and the wider Starlink constellation via lasers. Six satellites carry cameras to scan Starship's heat shield performance.
The flight comes as Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).
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