SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure

SpaceX completed several objectives during its second Starship V3 flight, including launching new V3 Starlink satellites. However, the mission appears to have suffered another booster failure tied to relighting the rocket engines.

The mixed result shows SpaceX is making progress on payload deployment while still facing reliability challenges in Starship’s recovery architecture. Solving engine relight issues will be critical for reusable operations and the company’s broader launch cadence ambitions.