The first planned orbital Starship mission is scheduled for launch from Starbase in Texas as soon as Sept. 28, pending final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 6:47 p.m. PDT (9:47 p.m. EDT / 0147 UTC). It will be the 81st Starlink mission of the year.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a StriX satellite, a synthetic aperture radar spacecraft, into 572km low Earth orbit at an inclination of 38 degrees. This will be the company’s 12th launch on ...