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SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship's first orbital flight
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SpaceX has scheduled the first orbital test flight for the Starship vehicle on September 28. The mission marks the fourteenth test flight and will involve a ten-hour duration consisting of multiple Earth orbits.
- 01Mission marks the first orbital flight attempt for the Starship vehicle
- 02Fourteenth test flight scheduled to launch on September 28
- 03Flight plan includes multiple Earth orbits over a ten hour duration
- 04Success will validate long duration orbital capabilities for the heavy lift platform
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For Starship's 14th test flight, it will orbit our planet multiple times for 10 hours.