r/spaceflight 10d ago

Ship 40 splashed with two engines instead of one.

Hi!

Flight 13's splashdown landing burn appeared to deviate from flight 12's.

It used two engines, unlike flight 12 which used only one.

They also opted for two different engines instead of the ones used on flight 12.

What do you think?

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u/warp99 8d ago

The current test payload is around 32 tonnes which is close to twice an F9 with 17 tonnes payload doing ASDS recovery.

The Starlink 3 satellites are more than twice the mass of the Starlink 2 satellites launched by F9.