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Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) launch time, date and countdown

Success Sep 28, 2026, 7:48 AM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 UTC
Launch window
7:15 AM CDT – 8:30 AM CDT
12:15 UTC – 13:30 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
SpaceX (Commercial)
Rocket
Starship V3
Mission
Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)
Mission type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Pad
Orbital Launch Pad 2
Location
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Country code
USA

Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.

About this launch

Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) is a launch of the Starship V3 rocket operated by SpaceX. The recorded launch time was Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:48 AM CDT (Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 UTC). The launch window runs from 7:15 AM CDT to 8:30 AM CDT (12:15 UTC to 13:30 UTC). The launch site is Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. The target orbit is Low Earth Orbit. Mission type: Communications. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

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...

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