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Mission: Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)

Communications · Low Earth Orbit

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 known as Starlink Group 31-1) into stable Low Earth Orbit. The ship is expected to fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth and complete approximately 6 orbits around the planet for nearly 10 hours, with splashdown targeted in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile. The booster’s primary test objective on Flight 14 will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing burn at an offshore landing point in the Gulf. Starship will deliver 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the first time, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation.

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Where to watch

Official Webcast Starship Flight 14 SpaceX · English Unofficial Re-stream SpaceX Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) The Space Devs · English Unofficial Webcast Watch Live: SpaceX Starship heads for orbit on 14th flight Spaceflight Now · English Unofficial Webcast SpaceX Starship Flight 14 - Launch & Booster Splashdown - LAUNCH STREAM NASASpaceflight · English Unofficial Webcast [4K] Watch the FIRST Orbital Starship Mission!!! Everyday Astronaut · English

Timeline

  1. T−00:50:00 GO for Prop Load
  2. T−00:36:33 Stage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−00:35:00 Stage 1 LNG Load
  4. T−00:34:13 Stage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−00:34:11 Stage 2 LNG Load
  6. T−00:21:40 Engine Chill
  7. T−00:02:50 Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete
  8. T−00:02:10 Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete
  9. T−00:00:30 GO for Launch
  10. T−00:00:17 Flame Deflector Activation
  11. T−00:00:03 Ignition
  12. T+00:00:00 Excitement Guaranteed
  13. T+00:00:00 Liftoff
  14. T+00:00:58 Max-Q
  15. T+00:02:20 MECO
  16. T+00:02:22 Stage 2 Separation
  17. T+00:02:27 Booster Boostback Burn Startup
  18. T+00:03:07 Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+00:06:35 Stage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+00:07:01 Stage 1 Landing
  21. T+00:08:11 SECO-1
  22. T+00:25:28 Orbital Insertion Burn Start
  23. T+00:25:47 Orbital Insertion Burn End
  24. T+00:34:18 Payload Deployment Sequence Start
  25. T+01:04:50 Payload Deployment Sequence End
  26. T+08:52:18 Deorbit Burn Start
  27. T+08:52:29 Deorbit Burn End
  28. T+09:28:52 Atmospheric Entry
  29. T+09:47:30 Starship Transonic
  30. T+09:48:07 Starship Subsonic
  31. T+09:50:11 Starship Landing Burn
  32. T+09:50:13 Landing Flip
  33. T+09:50:21 Starship Landing Burn Shutdown
  34. T+09:50:28 Starship Landing Burn Shutdown
  35. T+09:50:30 Starship Landing

Updates

  • Mission completed with Ship 41 soft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. source
  • All Starlink satellites deployed and in contact with ground stations. source
  • Liftoff. source
  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started source
  • Now targeting Sep 28 at 12:48 UTC source
  • Now targeting Sep 28 at 12:46 UTC source
  • FAA launch license acquired. source
  • Now targeting Sep 28 at 13:15 UTC due to still pending regulatory approval source
  • Renamed primary payload. source
  • GO for launch. source
  • NET September 22, TBC. source
  • Added tentative launch window. source
  • NET September 18. source
  • NET September 15, TBC. source
  • NET early September. source
  • Added launch. source