The new Starlink satellites are a precursor for larger models that will eventually launch aboard Starship.
SpaceX lifted the first batch of its new Starlink "V2 mini" satellites to orbit on Monday, February 27.
The private space firm launched 21 of the new generation satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that also came down to perform the 100th successful booster landing in a row for the company.The Starlink mission took to the skies at 6:13 pm EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Meanwhile, the Falcon 9's upper stage continued on to low Earth orbit, where it deployed 21 of the new Starlink V2 mini satellites that SpaceX unveiled only a few days ago. SpaceX typically launches Starlink satellites in batches of about 50 satellites at a time. However, the 21 V2 mini Starlink satellites are a test set designed to fit onboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket. The full-size versions will be larger and will be launched in large batches aboard SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket, which could perform its first orbital test flight next year.
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