Wednesday, September 16, 2026
SpaceX sets Starship Flight 14 for first orbit
SpaceX is targeting September 22, 2026 for Starship Flight 14, the vehicle's first planned orbital mission, with a 75-minute window opening at 7:15 a.m. Central Time from Starbase. The Ship is expected to fly at about 275 km, complete roughly six orbits over nearly 10 hours, deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and splash down in the Pacific west of Chile. Super Heavy is planned to splash in the Gulf of Mexico about seven minutes after liftoff, with no tower catch of either stage.
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