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Starship ascending over the Gulf of Mexico during a flight test, leaving a bright exhaust trail against a blue sky

Sep 17, 2026

SpaceX Sets September 22 for Starship's First Orbital Flight and Its First Paying Payload

SpaceX is targeting September 22 for Starship's first orbital flight, a roughly ten-hour mission that would deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites for the first time.

By TPW Editorial8 min read