The mission launched from Starbase, Texas at 6:30 p.m. local time after multiple schedule delays that pushed the attempt to Tuesday. Stage separation occurred roughly eight minutes after liftoff, and the Super Heavy Booster descended for a planned splashdown in the Gulf of America. There was no attempt to catch the booster during this flight. Starship completed its ascent burn, coasted through space, and deployed eight Starlink simulation modules from a PEZ-style dispenser about 20 minutes into the mission. All primary objectives, including both splashdowns and the payload deployment, were successfully achieved.
SpaceX aced its tenth Starship test flight on Tuesday night after multiple delays pushed the mission back to this evening. Originally scheduled for Sunday night, SpaceX had two delays push the flight back to Tuesday, which ultimately provided ideal conditions for a launch attempt. The tenth test flight of Starship had several objectives, including a successful splashdown of the booster in the Gulf of America, the deployment of eight Starlink simulation modules from the PEZ dispenser, and a splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean.
Starship was then the main focus of the rest of the broadcast as it completed its ascent burn and coasted through space, providing viewers with spectacular views as the mission headed toward new territory, including the deployment of Starlink simulators. This would be the first time SpaceX would attempt a payload deployment. The deployment works like a PEZ dispenser, as the simulators were stacked on top of one another and would exit through a small slit one at a time.
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