SpaceX is targeting a 7:48a.m. CDT launch Monday for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in Boca Chica, near Brownsville, in the company’s first attempt to put the giant rocket into Earth orbit.
The 75-minute window opens at 7:15 a.m. and runs until 8:30 a.m., SpaceX said. Live coverage is set to start about 35 minutes before liftoff. The flight is planned from Orbital Launch Pad 2 with Super Heavy Booster 21 and Ship 41.
Previous Starship tests were suborbital. This mission is designed to reach an altitude of about 275 kilometers, complete roughly six orbits over nearly 10 hours, deploy 26 Starlink Version 3 satellites, then splash down in the Pacific west of Chile. The booster is planned to splash down in the Gulf of America after a boostback and landing burn. No tower catch is planned.
Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch → https://t.co/uQKQvgaTmJ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 27, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration issued launch and reentry authorization on Sept. 26, Aviation Week reported. SpaceX completed a wet dress rehearsal last week. As with other developmental flights, the time can slip for weather or hardware checks.
Starship stands about 407 feet tall when stacked. Flight 14 would also be the first time Starship carries operational Starlink V3 satellites. SpaceX says each of those satellites is designed to add about 1 terabit per second of capacity.
Elon Musk posted overnight that Flight 14 was still aiming for Monday morning. South Texas communities near the border have grown used to the roar and the road restrictions that come with Starbase tests. From North Texas, the launch itself will not be visible.
If the attempt is waved off, backup windows have been advertised for later in the week. Check SpaceX’s site and X account for a go or scrub before the window opens.
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