SpaceX has now said that it's targeting September 28 for the rocket's 14th flight, with a 75-minute launch window opening at 8:15AM Eastern Time.
Now targeting to launch Starship Flight 14 as early as Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval https://t.co/3nG9wffG6A.
The upper stage will also insert 26 Starlink V3 satellites into SpaceX's constellation.
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SpaceX has now said it's targeting September 28 for the rocket's 14th flight, with a 75-minute launch window opening at 8:15AM Eastern Time. Starship's Super Heavy booster will splash down into the Gulf of Mexico a few minutes into the launch.
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It will also be the first time the company is adding V3 satellites to the Starlink constellation.
SpaceX has now said that it's targeting September 28 for the rocket's 14th flight, with a 75-minute launch window opening at 8:15AM Eastern Time. The company was originally planning a September 22 launch, but it announced the new date without an explanation on X, where it also said that it's still pending regulatory approval.
Now targeting to launch Starship Flight 14 as early as Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval https://t.co/3nG9wffG6A.
SpaceX says this upcoming phase is the next step to prepare the vehicle for actual future flights and to ensure its reusability.
The upper stage will also insert 26 Starlink V3 satellites into SpaceX's constellation. In Starship's previous test, the vehicle carried the next-gen satellites for the first time, just to make sure it's capable of doing so.
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