On January 4, Elon Musk's SpaceX announced that its upcoming Starship flight test will attempt to deploy payloads in space for the first time by releasing 10 simulated Starlink satellites, showcasing the potential of Starship in the future satellite launch market. SpaceX stated: "Starship will deploy 10 Starlink simulators in space, whose size and weight are similar to the next-generation Starlink satellites. This is the first satellite deployment exercise for Starship." The test is scheduled to launch later this month from SpaceX's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the seventh launch of Starship. SpaceX adopts an 'extreme testing' development model, introducing new design upgrades and validations with each flight.