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[Starship’s 14th test flight scheduled for September 22 will be the first attempt to enter Earth orbit] September 17th, the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation stated on the 15th that it plans to conduct the 14th test flight of the "Starship" heavy-lift launch vehicle on September 22, the first attempt to put the "Starship" into earth orbit, and plans to send 26 new-generation "Starlink" V3 satellites into orbit. The launch is still subject to approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation. According to reports, the launch window will open at 7:15 U.S. Central Time on the 22nd (20:15 Beijing time on the 22nd) and last 75 minutes. Starship is scheduled to launch from a launch base in southern Texas. In this orbital mission, the "Starship" will fly at an altitude of about 275 kilometers above the earth's surface, last about 10 hours, and will fly around the earth about 6 times. It is ultimately planned to splash down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile. Space Exploration Technology Corporation stated that previous "Starship" test missions were all suborbital flights, but this time it will be the first attempt to achieve Earth orbit flight, which is an important step towards the goal of complete and rapid reuse of the "Starship". (The Paper)
🕐 2026-09-17 10:34

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