Starship Flight 13 Will Carry Starlink Satellites for the First Time in Test That Shapes Your Internet

SpaceX aims to launch the first Starlink satellites to orbit on Starship by year's end, with up to 60 V3 units per flight (Credit: Starship Gazer/X)

SpaceX will attempt to launch its Starship rocket as early as Thursday, 23 July, from its Texas Starbase, carrying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites for the first time in a crucial test deployment that paves the way for faster internet for millions of US households.

The 90-minute window opens at 5:45 p.m. Central Time, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The attempt follows a last-second abort on 16 July, when Starship's computers stopped the countdown moments before liftoff over engine trouble. Reuters reported the scrub wiped about $100 billion (£74 billion) off the company's market value.