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[4K] Watch the FIRST Orbital Starship Mission!!!

The Brief

  • SpaceX is targeting Starship Flight 14, net Monday, September 28, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. CT (12:15 UTC).
  • It is described as the first orbital launch attempt of Starship, with Ship 41 and Booster 21.
  • The ship would carry a first operational batch of 26 Starlink V3 satellites on a roughly 10-hour mission of about six orbits at around 275 km, ending in a Pacific Ocean splashdown.
  • Booster 21 is set to splash down in the Gulf after boostback.

Why watch · It would mark Starship's step from suborbital tests toward sustained orbit and payload operations.

  • Starship
  • Starlink V3
  • SpaceX Flight 14

Summarised by Claude from the video’s title and description – no transcript was available, so check the video for the details.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 2:00Fueling Up
  3. 8:50SpaceX Stream Starts
  4. 30:00T - 10 Minutes
  5. 39:20T - 1 Minute
  6. 40:20LIFT OFF!
  7. 43:00Stage Sep
  8. 47:00Booster Landing Burn
  9. 47:45Ship Engine Out
  10. 49:00SECO
  11. 51:00No Orbit?
  12. 1:02:15GO FOR ORBIT!
  13. 1:05:45Orbit Insertion
  14. 1:15:00Payload Deploy
  15. 1:52:00Coast Phase / Q&A
  16. 2:07:30Early Reentry Call
  17. 2:12:00Q&A
  18. 2:52:30De-Orbit Burn
  19. 2:58:50Q&A
  20. 3:21:00Reentry
  21. 3:46:45Starship Subsonic
  22. 3:48:45Landing Burn
  23. 3:53:30Q&A
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SpaceX is targeting Starship Flight 14 NET Monday, September 28, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. CT (12:15 UTC). This will be the FIRST orbital launch attempt of Starship with Ship 41 and Booster 21, carrying the first operational batch of 26 Starlink V3 satellites on a roughly 10-hour mission of about six orbits at around 275 km before a Pacific Ocean splashdown. Booster 21 will splash down in the Gulf after boostback, making this a major step from prior suborbital tests toward sustained orbit, payload ops, and eventual full reuse. Want to know why Starship's V3 Booster only has 3 grid fins instead of 4? Watch this!! - https://youtu.be/suZNTDISXKw 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - Fueling Up 00:08:50 - SpaceX Stream Starts 00:30:00 - T - 10 Minutes 00:39:20 - T - 1 Minute 00:40:20 - LIFT OFF! 00:43:00 - Stage Sep 00:47:00 - Booster Landing Burn 00:47:45 - Ship Engine Out 00:49:00 - SECO 00:51:00 - No Orbit? 01:02:15 - GO FOR ORBIT! 01:05:45 - Orbit Insertion 01:15:00 - Payload Deploy 01:52:00 - Coast Phase / Q&A 02:07:30 - Early Reentry Call 02:12:00 - Q&A 02:52:30 - De-Orbit Burn 02:58:50 - Q&A 03:21:00 - Reentry 03:46:45 - Starship Subsonic 03:48:45 - Landing Burn 03:53:30 - Q&A Want to support what I do? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter for access to exclusive livestreams, our discord channel! - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Or become a YouTube member for some bonus perks as well! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q/join The best place for all your space merch needs! https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/ All music is original! Check it out anywhere you listen to music (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc) by searching Everyday Astronaut