SpaceX Fuels Starship for Flight 14 Orbital Test With 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
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Updated · Space.com · Sep 25
SpaceX Fuels Starship for Flight 14 Orbital Test With 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
3 articles · Updated · Space.com · Sep 25
Summary
Flight 14 is targeting a Sept. 28 liftoff from Starbase, Texas, with a 75-minute launch window opening at 8:15 a.m. EDT, pending regulatory approval.
Thursday's wet dress rehearsal fully fuels Booster 21 and Ship 41 on the pad and runs a full countdown simulation ahead of that launch attempt.
The mission would mark Starship's first-ever orbital launch, carrying an operational stack of 26 upgraded Starlink V3 internet satellites.
Unlike Starship's previous roughly one-hour suborbital flights, Flight 14 is expected to last nearly 10 hours, with both stages planned to make soft splashdowns at sea.