Starship reaches orbit for the first time and deploys 26 Starlink satellites

SpaceX's Starship completed its 14th test flight from Starbase, Texas, on September 28, 2026, its first flight to reach orbit. The ship deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites, but one engine failed during ascent and controllers cut the mission to about three hours of a planned roughly ten. The ship came down in the Pacific north of Hawaii.

• First Starship flight to reach orbit (flight 14)
• 26 next-generation Starlink satellites deployed
• One engine failed during ascent; the flight continued
• Mission cut from a planned roughly 10 hours to about 3 hours
• Splashdown in the Pacific north of Hawaii