Starship passes launch rehearsal

SpaceX has successfully conducted a wet dress rehearsal for Starship, confirming the vehicle is ready for its next test flight. The company announced the completion on X.

“Launch rehearsal complete ahead of Starship Flight 14”

What a wet dress rehearsal does

The rocket is loaded with liquid propellants and powered on to check fuel lines, software and ground communications. The launch team runs through the full countdown sequence and demonstrates procedures for scrubbing launches.

Flight 14 scheduled for September 28

Starship is on track to launch for its fourteenth test flight on September twenty-eighth, with a seventy-five minute launch window opening at eight fifteen AM Eastern Time. It will be the vehicle's first orbital flight.

Six orbits in ten hours

Starship will orbit Earth six times within ten hours before re-entering the atmosphere and crashing into the ocean. The vehicle will also carry twenty-six Starlink V three satellites to orbit.

First next-gen Starlink models

The twenty-six Starlink V three satellites will be the first next-generation models added to SpaceX's satellite internet constellation. The launch will be viewable on X.