A post contrasts the reported flight with an earlier prototype it says barely left the ground.
A September 29, 2026, post says a fully integrated Starship reached orbit and successfully deployed Starlink V3 payloads, contrasting that with a prototype that barely left the ground.
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Spaceflight Now, citing SpaceX’s Dan Huot, reported that Ship 41 would deorbit before completing its full planned orbital profile. SpaceX later confirmed splashdown; NASASpaceflight described an expected explosion at splashdown.
SpaceX said the September 28 flight was planned to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites. A user said some heat-shield tiles from Ship 40 were being reused on Ship 41.
