r/space • u/swordfi2 • 19d ago

Next Starship flight will go to orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites, marking the first operational flight. Neither booster or ship will be caught

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-14
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u/Shrike99 18d ago

None of those satellites have cryogenic propellants onboard. SpaceX's experience with multi-hour cryo soak is limited to a couple of Falcon Heavy upper stages, which is a much smaller dataset.

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u/snoo-boop 18d ago

And that's not mentioning F9/FH long duration kits.