Starship Flight 14
What happened
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33 engines on Booster 21
The booster lit all 33 Raptor engines, passed Max Q and went to hot staging, in which the ship's engines light while it is still attached to the booster.
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The booster returns
After the boostback burn, Super Heavy made a landing burn as in a catch and splashed down softly in the Gulf off Starbase. One video says the booster lost engines on the way up.
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An engine shuts down early
A vacuum Raptor on the ship shut down early. The team first called no-go for the orbital burn.
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26 Starlink V3 satellites deployed
The first satellite deployed, and in the end all 26 deployed. Video 288 reports that all 26 made contact.
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Deorbit and splashdown
The ship made a deorbit burn and a landing burn and splashed down in the northern Pacific.
Key facts
| Vehicle | Starship, Super Heavy |
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| Mission name | Starship Flight 14 |
| Launch site | Starbase, South Texas |
| Crew size | 0 |
| Duration | 3 hours, 8 minutes |
| Outcome | Success |
Videos about this mission
The videos, in date order
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September – November 2026
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Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 V3 Starlink Satellites
CNET -
Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Deployed
Everyday Astronaut -
Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and Starlink V3 Deployment
The Space Race -
Starship Flight 14: First Orbit, 26 Starlink V3s and an Early Return
Scott Manley -
Starship Flight 14: Orbit, 26 Starlink V3 Satellites, Early Deorbit
NASASpaceflight -
Starship Flight 14: Sun Transit, Booster Descent and FTS Blast
NASASpaceflight -
Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
Beyond The Space -
Starship Flight 14: How V3 Reached Orbit and Deployed 26 Satellites
Curiously Brief
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What was planned and what flew
Where the videos differ
Video 216 says the ship exploded at splashdown. Videos 221 and 288 describe a splashdown in the Pacific without that detail. Check SpaceX's flight page for the official account.
What the next flight changed
Video 288 describes the plan for Flight 15, a catch of both the booster and the ship, which depends on an FAA licence. That plan is SpaceX's, as the video reports it, not a completed result.
Questions and answers
When was Starship Flight 14?
On 28 September 2026, from Starbase in South Texas.
Did Starship reach orbit?
Yes, for the first time. SpaceX gave a go for orbit after one of the ship's vacuum engines shut down early.
How many satellites did it deploy?
26 Starlink V3 satellites.
What happened to the booster?
Booster 21 made a landing burn and splashed down softly in the Gulf, without a catch.
Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 8 videos on this page, by CNET, Everyday Astronaut, Scott Manley, The Space Race, NASASpaceflight, Beyond The Space, Curiously Brief.
