Overview

• SpaceX said the upper stage deployed eight simulated satellites and completed a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean after about an hour in space.
• The Super Heavy booster performed a landing-burn sequence and made a controlled splashdown off the Texas Gulf coast near the launch site.
• The launch followed two postponements, first for a ground systems problem and then for unfavorable weather.
• SpaceX reported reentry heating damage to a protective skirt around upper-stage engines and partial melting on a control fin, yet the vehicle remained controllable to splashdown.
• Ahead of the test, SpaceX redesigned the Super Heavy with larger fins as the program faces scrutiny after earlier in‑flight failures and a June ground-test explosion.