26 Starlink satellites deployed… Super Heavy catch canceled

SpaceX launched its 15th Starship test flight from Starbase, Texas, on the morning of the 14th (KST), deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites after the upper-stage Ship 42 reached orbit, though the planned tower catch of the Super Heavy booster was waved off roughly 6 minutes 30 seconds after liftoff and the booster diverted to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown. The mission had combined the first tower-catch attempt for the V3 Super Heavy with the Ship's first return-to-tower bid, aiming to recover both vehicles at the same pad in sequence. The scrub of the booster catch leaves the pad-recovery milestone unresolved even as the V3 Starlink deployment proceeds. Next up: SpaceX's assessment of why the catch was called off and whether it reschedules the dual tower-capture attempt on a subsequent flight.