Starship V3 upper stage
Starship V3 is SpaceX's next-generation Starship upper stage, powered by six Raptor 3 engines. Ship 39 introduced the generation on Flight 12 in May 2026, demonstrating engine-out ascent, deployment of Starlink simulators and imaging satellites, atmospheric entry, and a landing burn and splashdown.
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- Starship third generationnext-generation Starship
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- Starship upper stage
- Full Name
- Starship V3 upper stage
- Roles
- experimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- V3
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- Description
- Starship V3 is SpaceX's next-generation Starship upper stage, powered by six Raptor 3 engines. Ship 39 introduced the generation on Flight 12 in May 2026, demonstrating engine-out ascent, deployment of Starlink simulators and imaging satellites, atmospheric entry, and a landing burn and splashdown.
- First Flight Year
- 2,026
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- Stages Count
- 1
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 17:08:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:41:28 UTC
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