Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)

Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

1. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 16:06 UTCLL2 update

   Mission completed with Ship 41 soft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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2. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 14:08 UTCLL2 update

   All Starlink satellites deployed and in contact with ground stations.

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3. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 12:49 UTCLL2 update

   Liftoff.

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4. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 12:03 UTCLL2 update

   Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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5. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 11:52 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 28 at 12:48 UTC

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6. Mon 28 Sept 2026, 10:43 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 28 at 12:46 UTC

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7. Sat 26 Sept 2026, 21:07 UTCLL2 update

   FAA launch license acquired.

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8. Thu 17 Sept 2026, 17:22 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Sep 28 at 13:15 UTC due to still pending regulatory approval

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Mission

Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) on Starship V3 from Orbital Launch Pad 2. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

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 first time, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation.

Mission type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Programmes: SpaceX Starship, Starlink

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-50 minMon 28 Sept, 13:58 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-36 min 33 sMon 28 Sept, 14:12 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 minMon 28 Sept, 14:13 CEST

   Stage 1 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage

4. T-34 min 13 sMon 28 Sept, 14:14 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-34 min 11 sMon 28 Sept, 14:14 CEST

   Stage 2 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage

6. T-21 min 40 sMon 28 Sept, 14:27 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

7. T-2 min 50 sMon 28 Sept, 14:46 CEST

   Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the first stage

8. T-2 min 10 sMon 28 Sept, 14:46 CEST

   Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the second stage

9. T-30 sMon 28 Sept, 14:48 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

10. T-17 sMon 28 Sept, 14:48 CEST

    Flame Deflector Activation

    Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition

11. T-3 sMon 28 Sept, 14:48 CEST

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

12. T-0Mon 28 Sept, 14:48 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

13. T-0Mon 28 Sept, 14:48 CEST

    Excitement Guaranteed

    Excitement guaranteed

14. T+58 sMon 28 Sept, 14:49 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

15. T+2 min 20 sMon 28 Sept, 14:51 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

16. T+2 min 22 sMon 28 Sept, 14:51 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

17. T+2 min 27 sMon 28 Sept, 14:51 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

18. T+3 min 7 sMon 28 Sept, 14:52 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+6 min 35 sMon 28 Sept, 14:55 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

20. T+7 min 1 sMon 28 Sept, 14:56 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

21. T+8 min 11 sMon 28 Sept, 14:57 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

22. T+25 min 28 sMon 28 Sept, 15:14 CEST

    Orbital Insertion Burn Start

    The spacecraft ignites it's engines to insert itself into orbit

23. T+25 min 47 sMon 28 Sept, 15:14 CEST

    Orbital Insertion Burn End

    The spacecraft cuts its engines after inserting itself into orbit

24. T+34 min 18 sMon 28 Sept, 15:23 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

    Start of the payload deployment sequence

25. T+1 h 4 min 50 sMon 28 Sept, 15:53 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

    End of the payload deployment sequence.

26. T+8 h 52 min 18 sMon 28 Sept, 23:41 CEST

    Deorbit Burn Start

    Start of the ship's deorbit burn

27. T+8 h 52 min 29 sMon 28 Sept, 23:41 CEST

    Deorbit Burn End

    End of the ship's deorbit burn

28. T+9 h 28 min 52 sTue 29 Sept, 00:17 CEST

    Atmospheric Entry

    Start of the atmospheric re-entry

29. T+9 h 47 min 30 sTue 29 Sept, 00:36 CEST

    Starship Transonic

    Starship passing through the transonic regime

30. T+9 h 48 min 7 sTue 29 Sept, 00:37 CEST

    Starship Subsonic

    Starship reaches a subsonic velocity

31. T+9 h 50 min 11 sTue 29 Sept, 00:39 CEST

    Starship Landing Burn

    Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn

32. T+9 h 50 min 13 sTue 29 Sept, 00:39 CEST

    Landing Flip

    Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing

33. T+9 h 50 min 21 sTue 29 Sept, 00:39 CEST

    Starship Landing Burn Shutdown

    Ship landing burn engine(s) shutdown

34. T+9 h 50 min 28 sTue 29 Sept, 00:39 CEST

    Starship Landing Burn Shutdown

    Ship landing burn engine(s) shutdown

35. T+9 h 50 min 30 sTue 29 Sept, 00:39 CEST

    Starship Landing

    Landing of the Starship orbital stage

Launch pad

Orbital Launch Pad 2

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA (US)

Coordinates: 25.99677, -97.15799