$Dodger Dog
Dodger Dogs is SpaceX’s affectionate internal nickname for two specially modified Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Their propellant tanks were stretched, making them look like hot dogs — hence the humorous name (the team joked they were “missing some mustard and onions”). These satellites served as a technology demonstrator between V2 Mini and V3 versions. They carried extra cameras to capture images of Starship’s heat shield during re-entry and were successfully deployed during Starship Flight 12.
