heat shield

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During its suborbital cruise phase, Starship successfully released its payload of 20 mock Starlink satellites, along with two satellites that scanned its heat shield and sent data back to the ground during the its descent.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The upper stage is to deploy a payload of 20 mock satellites and two "specially modified Starlink satellites" outfitted with cameras, which will analyze the spacecraft's heat shield.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

This data will help pinpoint when minor surface changes occurred and provide deeper insight into how the heat shield behaved under extreme conditions.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

How the heat shield would perform was a point of focus in the run-up to the launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The retropack, it was hoped, would keep the potentially loose heat shield in place.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly