Starship Flight 14 confirmed for Sept. 22: orbital debut carries revenue payload

SpaceX confirmed the launch of Starship Flight 14 on September 22 — the first orbital flight with a commercial payload: 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The company also disclosed the cause of Booster 20's loss in Flight 13 (ice clogging) and added filtration on Booster 21.

• Launch set for September 22, first orbital Starship flight
• Payload is 26 Starlink V3 satellites
• CFO called the mission revenue-generating
• Booster 20 lost to ice clogging, filtration added on Booster 21