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Starship | Flight 14

To Be Confirmed
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14th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. 3rd flight of Starship V3 and the first Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of Starlink satellites) into stable Low Earth Orbit.

UTC · Zulu 12:15 FRI 18 SEPT
Boca Chica 07:15 FRI 18 SEPT · CT
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Window 119 min Low Earth Orbit
Pad Orbital Launch Pad 2 Low Earth Orbit
Live updates
Launch Library
  1. 11 SEPT, 20:47 UTC Latest

    Added tentative launch window.

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  2. 10 SEPT, 17:08 UTC

    NET September 18.

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  3. 08 SEPT, 16:07 UTC

    NET September 15, TBC.

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  4. 14 AUG, 19:14 UTC

    NET early September.

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  5. 30 JUL, 14:54 UTC

    Added launch.

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SpaceX posts launch updates on X. These are transcribed by Launch Library editors, not embedded, with a manual override for launch day.

Launch weather · Boca Chica Evaluated across the launch window
Updated 13 Sept, 10:17 UTC
GO outlook

No weather criteria flagged across the launch window forecast.

Surface wind

9/7 mph

Within limits
Precipitation

22%

Low chance
Cloud cover

57%

Acceptable
Wind at 250 hPa

8 mph

Nominal shear
Hourly · Boca Chica time
02:00 82° Overcast 22%
03:00 82° Partly cloudy 22%
04:00 81° Partly cloudy 22%
05:00 82° Partly cloudy 22%
06:00 83° Partly cloudy 22%
07:00 84° Partly cloudy 22%
08:00 85° Partly cloudy 22%
09:00 85° Partly cloudy 22%
10:00 85° Partly cloudy 22%
11:00 86° Partly cloudy 22%
12:00 86° Partly cloudy 22%

Indicative read from Open-Meteo. Not the official launch commit criteria or the weather officer's go/no-go call. The launch window is highlighted.

Source Open-Meteo
Launch opportunities 119 min window · Low Earth Orbit

No closure windows posted yet.

Each day shows the City of Starbase road and beach closure window, the real constraint on when a launch can happen. SpaceX posts closures a few days ahead, so the contingency days grow as the date approaches.

Source City of Starbase closures
Flight profile Planned timeline
Launch Booster Ship Payload

No flight profile published yet.

Curated after SpaceX posts the flight plan

Schedule history How the target date has moved
  1. FRI 14 AUG
    NET early September.
  2. TUE 08 SEPT
    NET September 15, TBC.
  3. THU 10 SEPT
    NET September 18.
  4. FRI 18 SEPT Current NET
    Targeted launch time