I suspect if test flight 3 makes orbit then flight 5 will be delivering starlink satellites and then testing on the way back down.
If I remember correctly, a starship can deliver 440+ starlink satellites compared to around 60 for falcon 9.
If I remember correctly, a starship can deliver 440+ starlink satellites compared to around 60 for falcon 9.
Between the construction pauses during testing/launch, and things they can't really speed up like concrete hardening times, I don't think they'll be able to both have 9 flights AND operationalize the second tower this year.