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Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)

Starship V3. Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.

Launch Successful

Recovery

Booster 21: Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, successful
S41: Ocean, Pacific Ocean, successful

2 Landed

Your Time: 12:48 UTC
UTC: 12:48 UTC
At the Pad: 12:48 UTC

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Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)
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Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14), photo by SpaceX — Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)
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Mission

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.

Countdown Sequence

Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources

Sequence Ended · Success

T−00:50:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Planned Time Elapsed
11:58:59
T−00:36:33
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:12:26
T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:13:59
T−00:34:13
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:14:46
T−00:34:11
Stage 2 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:14:48
T−00:21:40
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Planned Time Elapsed
12:27:19
T−00:02:50
Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:46:09
T−00:02:10
Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:46:49
T−00:00:30
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Planned Time Elapsed
12:48:29
T−00:00:17
Flame Deflector Activation
Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
Planned Time Elapsed
12:48:42
T−00:00:03
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Planned Time Elapsed
12:48:56
T+00:00:00
Excitement Guaranteed
Excitement guaranteed
Planned Time Elapsed
12:48:59
T+00:00:00
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
Confirmed ↗
12:48:59
T+00:00:58
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Planned Time Elapsed
12:49:57
T+00:02:20
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Planned Time Elapsed
12:51:19
T+00:02:22
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Planned Time Elapsed
12:51:21
T+00:02:27
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
Start of the booster boostback burn
Planned Time Elapsed
12:51:26
T+00:03:07
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
End of the booster boostback burn
Planned Time Elapsed
12:52:06
T+00:06:35
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
Planned Time Elapsed
12:55:34
T+00:07:01
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
12:56:00
T+00:08:11
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
12:57:10
T+00:25:28
Orbital Insertion Burn Start
The spacecraft ignites it's engines to insert itself into orbit
Planned Time Elapsed
13:14:27
T+00:25:47
Orbital Insertion Burn End
The spacecraft cuts its engines after inserting itself into orbit
Planned Time Elapsed
13:14:46
T+00:34:18
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
Start of the payload deployment sequence
Planned Time Elapsed
13:23:17
T+01:04:50
Payload Deployment Sequence End
End of the payload deployment sequence.
Planned Time Elapsed
13:53:49
T+08:52:18
Deorbit Burn Start
Start of the ship's deorbit burn
Planned Time Elapsed
21:41:17
T+08:52:29
Deorbit Burn End
End of the ship's deorbit burn
Planned Time Elapsed
21:41:28
T+09:28:52
Atmospheric Entry
Start of the atmospheric re-entry
Planned Time Elapsed
22:17:51
T+09:47:30
Starship Transonic
Starship passing through the transonic regime
Planned Time Elapsed
22:36:29
T+09:48:07
Starship Subsonic
Starship reaches a subsonic velocity
Planned Time Elapsed
22:37:06
T+09:50:11
Starship Landing Burn
Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn
Planned Time Elapsed
22:39:10
T+09:50:13
Landing Flip
Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing
Planned Time Elapsed
22:39:12
T+09:50:21
Starship Landing Burn Shutdown
Ship landing burn engine(s) shutdown
Planned Time Elapsed
22:39:20
T+09:50:28
Starship Landing Burn Shutdown
Ship landing burn engine(s) shutdown
Planned Time Elapsed
22:39:27
T+09:50:30
Starship Landing
Landing of the Starship orbital stage
Planned Time Elapsed
22:39:29
Success
Confirmed from launch status ↗

Change Log

Detected changes and source updates

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