SpaceX Starship Flight 28: Booster Successfully Recovered, Constellation Construction Begins
SpaceX Starship Flight 28 successfully recovered the Super Heavy booster for the first time. Payload included Starlink 2.0 satellites, marking the official start of the Starshield military internet constellation construction.
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SpaceX completed Starship Flight 28 (IFT-28) on April 11th, with the Super Heavy booster successfully achieving a定点 soft landing recovery for the first time, marking further maturity of Starship's reusability.
The mission payload was 14 Starlink 2.0 satellites—larger satellites specifically designed for Starship's payload fairing, weighing approximately 1.2 tons each. SpaceX stated 2.0 satellites will significantly improve Starlink's network capacity and coverage quality.
More notably, this launch simultaneously carried 2 "Starshield" satellites—this is the military version of Starlink, exclusively serving the U.S. government and allies. The official launch of Starshield network construction marks SpaceX's extension from commercial space company to strategic defense partnership.
SpaceX has completed 28 Starship flight tests to date, recovering boosters 18 times and fairings 12 times. Per plan, SpaceX will complete commercial crewed flight certification for Starship by the end of 2028.
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