SpaceX Prepares for 14th Starship Test Flight on Monday

SpaceX is targeting its 14th Starship test flight on Monday, with the spacecraft set to spend about ten hours in orbit at an altitude of 171 miles, completing six laps around Earth before splashing down in the Pacific. Super Heavy received hardware and software upgrades to improve engine relight reliability, while Starship will fly an upgraded heatshield reusing two tiles from a previous flight.

• Starship will spend about 10 hours in orbit at 171 miles, completing six laps
• Super Heavy was modified to improve engine relight reliability on landing
• Two heatshield tiles from a previous flight will be reused for the first time
• The flight will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites