GoKawiilSpaceX to fly Starship's 14th test flight, first attempt at orbit
SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas on Monday morning within a 75-minute window opening at 8:15 a.m. EDT. Flight 14 will attempt to send the vehicle's upper stage into Earth orbit for the first time, where it is meant to deploy 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites before splashing down in the Pacific near Chile after roughly 10 hours and six orbits.
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Reaching orbit would mark a significant step beyond Starship's 13 prior suborbital tests, potentially validating the design SpaceX says is needed for reusable, large-scale missions. Successful deployment of Starlink V3 satellites could also demonstrate progress toward Elon Musk's stated goal of a much larger satellite constellation, though the rocket remains in an experimental testing phase according to the report.
- Starship's 14th flight is its first attempt to reach Earth orbit.
- The mission aims to deploy 26 new Starlink V3 satellites into low Earth orbit.
- The spacecraft is expected to orbit Earth six times before splashing down near Chile.
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