Today in Space · Monday, September 28, 2026
Starship reaches orbit on Flight 14, SpaceX reports
SpaceX reported that Starship entered orbit on Flight 14, deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
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This is Today in Space from SpaceNexus, for Monday, September 28, 2026.
Flight 14 lifts off
Starship Flight 14 lifted off from Starbase, Texas at 12:48:59 UTC, and Launch Library 2 records the launch as a success. SpaceX reported that Super Heavy splashed down in the Gulf of America after hot staging.
Image shown: Starship lifting off on its fifth flight test, October 2024 (file photo). Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
Sources: Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2; SpaceX on X; SpaceX on X
Orbit and deployment
SpaceX reported that Starship performed its orbital insertion burn and entered orbit for the first time. It reported that all 26 Starlink V3 satellites are in orbit and that the Starlink team made contact with all 26. Space.com reported that one ship engine shut down early during ascent; SpaceX's posts did not mention it.
Sources: SpaceX on X; SpaceX on X; SpaceX on X; Space.com
Sources
- Liftoff, Launch Library 2 T-0 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Starship | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Hot staging (SpaceX on X) · on SpaceNexus
- Booster splashdown (SpaceX on X) · on SpaceNexus
- Orbital insertion (SpaceX on X) · on SpaceNexus
- Deployment complete (SpaceX on X) · on SpaceNexus
- Contact with all 26 (SpaceX on X) · on SpaceNexus
- An early engine shutdown, reported by Space.com (Space.com) · on SpaceNexus
Image credits
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