SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship’s first orbital test flight
SpaceX plans to conduct Starship’s first orbital test flight on Sept. 22 from its Starbase site in Texas, with a 75-minute launch window. The mission is set to deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours. The company’s previous 13 Starship flights were all suborbital, and the move to orbit marks a new stage in developing a fully reusable rocket.