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[The 15th test flight of the US "Starship", the booster failed to return to the launch site as planned] November 14th, the US Space Exploration Technology Company's heavy-lift launch vehicle "Starship" carried out its 15th test flight on the afternoon of the 13th Central Time in the United States. It was originally planned to return the booster and spacecraft to the launch site for the first time, and the launch tower robotic arm implemented "capture" recovery, but the booster failed to return to the launch site as planned. At around 16:48 on the 13th Central Time in the United States (around 6:48 on the 14th, Beijing time), the "Starship" took off from the launch base in southern Texas. After that, the first and second stages of the rocket separated. The "Super Heavy" booster failed to return to the launch site as originally planned and splashed down in a controlled manner in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the mission team, the "Starship" spacecraft will continue to perform flight missions, planning to enter an orbit about 275 kilometers above the earth's surface, and will deploy 26 new-generation "Starlink" V3 satellites. (Xinhua News Agency)
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