Starship | Flight 14
Pad: Orbital Launch Pad 2 · SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
14th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. 3rd flight of Starship V3.
Full Starship & Super Heavy Stack
Photo: SpaceX
Starship | Flight 14 Live Coverage
Official Webcast Feed Scheduled
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🛰️ Mission Orbital & Environment Matrix
- Target Orbit
- N/A
- Target Altitude
- 550 km
- Inclination
- 53.2°
- Weather Violation Risk
- 10%
- Primary Payload
- Flight 14
- Launch Window
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
♻️ Hardware Reusability & Recovery Matrix
- Booster Core
- Flight Proven Core
- Flight Count
- Operational Flight
- Recovery Strategy
- ASDS
- Fairing Recovery
- Flight Proven
- Landing Vessel / Zone
- Designated Landing Zone
- Vehicle Architecture
- Starship Technical Specs & Flight Geometry →
⏱️ Operational Timeline Milestones & Staging Sequence
Target T-0: 2026-09-30Terminal Count
T-00:15:00Autonomous launch sequence start
Auto Sequence
T-00:03:00Flight computer assumes control
Liftoff
T-00:00:00Stage 1 main engine ignition & liftoff
MECO & Stage Sep
T+00:02:40Main engine cut-off and stage separation
Stage 1 Landing
T+00:08:30Booster touchdown on recovery vessel / zone
Payload Deploy
T+00:45:00Spacecraft insertion into target orbit
Orbital Launch Pad 2
Starbase Production & Launch Facility · SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Mechazilla Launch Tower & Starship Stack
146-meter Orbital Launch Tower, chopstick catch arms, and Starship full stack on the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase.
Photo Credit: SpaceX / StarbaseStarbase is SpaceX's vertically integrated design, manufacturing, and launch site for the Starship super-heavy launch system. Featuring 146-meter launch towers equipped with robotic catch arms ('Mechazilla'), it is built for high-cadence rapid turnaround.