SpaceX to Attempt First Starship Orbital Flight on September 22

SpaceX will conduct Starship's 14th test flight on September 22, attempting for the first time to put the upper stage into Earth orbit and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The launch window is 75 minutes from 7:15 a.m. US Central Time. Super Heavy and the upper stage will not be caught this time.

• 14th Starship test flight, 75-minute window from 7:15 CT
• First planned insertion of the upper stage into Earth orbit
• 26 third-generation Starlink satellites to be deployed
• Super Heavy and upper stage will not be caught by the tower