דיווחStarship Reaches Orbit and Deploys 26 Satellites Despite Engine Shutdownנכתב 28 בספטמבר 2026 בשעה 17:40 UTCצפייהתמליל0:11SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit and released 26 satellites despite an engine0:17shutting down.0:17On its 14th test flight, Starship achieved its first orbit and delivered real0:22next-generation Starlink satellites rather than test payloads.0:26But SpaceX shortened the mission and neither stage's planned splashdown has been0:30verified.0:31What did this flight prove and what remains unresolved?0:34The engine that shut down belonged to the Starship spacecraft, not its super-heavy0:38booster.0:39The uncrewed vehicle lifted off from Starbase near Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on0:43September 28th at 7.48 a.m.0:45Central Time, 1248 UTC.0:48After the stages separated, one of the spacecraft's six engines shut down0:52unexpectedly.0:53About 22 minutes into the flight, the mission team decided it could continue toward0:57orbit.0:57It did.0:58This was an actual orbital flight, not simply a climb to the altitude of space.1:03Low Earth orbit speed is roughly 17,500 miles per hour, but that figure is not a1:09separately verified peak speed reading for this flight.1:12The cause of the shutdown has not been established.1:14Starship then released 26 Starlink V3 satellites.1:18They were actual next-generation satellites, not the dummy payloads used in some1:22earlier tests, making deployment a separate achievement from reaching orbit.1:26About two hours after release, all 26 were said to be operating nominally.1:30That early indication does not establish how they will perform over time or in1:34service.1:34The flight was originally designed to last about 10 hours, with roughly six circuits1:39of Earth before Starship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile.1:43SpaceX instead shortened its target to about three hours.1:46An early return after one orbit has also been reported, but three hours is a revised1:50target, not a measured flight duration.1:52The reason for the change is unknown.1:54The engine shutdown cannot be treated as its proven cause.1:57A separate booster maneuver raises a different question.2:00Thirty-one of Super Heavy's 33 engines were reported to have relit.2:03Those are booster engines, not the six on the Starship spacecraft, and a relight2:07does not prove a landing.2:08The booster's objective was a simulated landing off shore in the Gulf of Mexico.2:13not a return to the Texas launch pad.2:15Starship was expected to end in the Pacific.2:17Neither splashdown nor the final condition of either stage has been verified.2:22Reaching orbit and releasing satellites do not establish that the full flight and2:26recovery plan succeeded.2:27The clearest result is therefore substantial but limited.2:30Flight 14 demonstrated orbit and delivery of 26 real satellites while the spacecraft2:35continued after losing one engine.2:37That matters to SpaceX's plans to launch next-generation Starlink satellites and to2:41develop a Starship-derived lander for NASA's Artemis program.2:45It was not a lunar landing demonstration.2:47Under the revised Artemis plan, Artemis the 3 is slated for an Earth orbit2:51demonstration in 2027.2:53The first planned crewed moon landing opportunity is associated with Artemis IV and2:57whichever lander provider is ready.2:59NASA has not publicly cancelled SpaceX's landing system contract, but this flight3:03does not establish which provider will be ready.3:05The engine fault's cause, the reason for the shortened mission, both stages final3:09condition, and the satellite's sustained operation remain unverified.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחדDeployment of Starlink satellites3 כלי תקשורתStarship engine shutdown during flight3 כלי תקשורתStarship reaching orbital speedsשני כלי תקשורתSuper Heavy booster landing offshoreשני כלי תקשורתDecision to continue toward orbitשני כלי תקשורתSuper Heavy engines lit at launchשני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד10דווח רק על ידי NPRStarship launch time and location28 בספט׳, 13:15 UTCFlight duration compared with original plan28 בספט׳, 13:15 UTCStarship flight number28 בספט׳, 13:15 UTCStarship separation from the booster28 בספט׳, 13:15 UTCPlanned Starship splashdown location28 בספט׳, 13:15 UTCדווח רק על ידי Sky NewsStarship altitude while orbiting28 בספט׳, 15:30 UTCTemporary movement in SpaceX shares28 בספט׳, 15:30 UTCReported daily change in SpaceX shares28 בספט׳, 15:30 UTCדווח רק על ידי The IndependentStarship landing in the water28 בספט׳, 16:53 UTCStarship engines during initial climb28 בספט׳, 16:53 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-30 בספטמבר 2026 בשעה 08:18 UTC.
