Six-day delay pushes Starship's orbital debut to Sept. 28
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SpaceX has moved the next Starship flight from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, with no public reason given for the delay. If approved, Flight 14 from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas would launch within a 75‑minute window starting at 8:15 a.m. EDT, carry up to 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and attempt six orbits before a Pacific Ocean splashdown; the booster would splash down in the Gulf of Mexico, and a tower catch is not planned for this mission.
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