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#IFT14 orbital test T minus 9 hours 11 minutes

- NSF stakeout Livestream (live in 5 hours): https://www.youtube.com/live/9gDxG-pm1Zo

#IFT14 orbital test T minus 9 hours 14 minutes

- The Launch Pad Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/likbTGYGB0M

#IFT14 orbital test NET T minus ten hours.

#IFT14 has received its orbital launch license from the FAA. For six orbits, V3 Starlink satellite deploy (52 metric tons test payload). And re-entry and water landing near Chile.

Ship 41 de-stacked from Booster 21, after ❄️ test.

Ship 41 and Booster 21 WDR. The first to put 52 metric tons to LEO as a test payload (Skylab was 90 tons).

#Space #Astrodon #SpaceX #ElonMusk

#IFT14 WDR for the first operational orbital Starship flight. With a test payload that's almost 52 metric tons. A full payload of V3 Starlinks would be 120 tons (comparison: Skylab was 90 tons, Polyus Полюс was 80 tons)

Ship 41 and Booster 21 before WDR (Wet Dress Rehearsal, where the launch vehicle is loaded with live propellants or a cryogenic simulator like LN2).

Nouvelle date de lancement du #StarShip #IFT14 de #SpaceX
-> le 28 septembre entre 12h15 et 14h14 UTC.
Les B21 et S21 sont maintenant installés sur le pas de tir n°2.

Ship 41 at Pad 2, for #IFT14 orbital test flight.

Ship 41 begins rollout to Pad 2 for #IFT14 orbital test.

Ship 41 is now loaded with 52 metric tons of payload for its orbital test flight. 26 V3 Starlink satellites. It's a partial load. Full load is 60 V3 Starlinks, 120 metric tons, bigger than Skylab.

Ship 41 #IFT14 outside of Megabay 2. With Ship 42 #IFT15 behind it.

#SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk #IFT13 #IFT14

Ship 41 is reusing some of the heat shield tiles that flew on Ship 40.

Booster 21 on Pad 2 today. #IFT14 orbital test flight is currently, NET Monday September 28, 2026. 0715 7:15am CDT. 0615 6:15am EDT.