SpaceX said Wednesday it is targeting Monday, September 28 for the launch of Starship Flight 14, the first company-confirmed date for a mission expected to make the program’s first orbital attempt.
The target date follows a fast-moving campaign at Starbase. SpaceX rolled Booster 21 out to the launch pad, and Ship 41 has since been stacked on top of the booster, completing the full Starship vehicle for Flight 14. The pair is now being prepared for a round of full-stack testing ahead of liftoff.
The flight is set to be Starship’s first orbital attempt, a milestone for the fully reusable rocket system. SpaceX previously filed FCC communications paperwork for the mission covering an orbital second stage and next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, with a requested window starting September 15. Regulatory approval for launch comes from the FAA. Elsewhere on the manifest, SpaceX is also targeting October 1 for the Crew-13 Falcon 9 launch.
In a post published Wednesday, SpaceX shared a sunrise photo of the full Starship stack and said, “Sunrise at Starbase. Opportunistic full stack testing is planned ahead of Flight 14’s launch, which is on track for Monday, Sept. 28, pending regulatory approval.”
Attention now turns to the full-stack testing campaign at Starbase. SpaceX will need FAA sign-off before Flight 14 can leave the pad.
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