S14

Starship Flight 14 Orbit & Regulatory Readiness Planner

LAUNCH WINDOW TARGET: Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026 • STARBASE, BOCA CHICA

Ready for Flight 14 Launch Window

Dynamic Pressure (Max Q)

32.5 kPa

Orbital Insertion Prob.

96.4 %

Reentry Heat Flux

1.12 MW/m²

Regulatory Status

Approved

Trajectory Telemetry Arc & Ascent Profile T+ 00:02:42

Starship Staging & Mass Parameters FLIGHT 14 SPEC

Total Propellant Load (Super Heavy + Ship) 4,800 t

Test Payload Mass 150 t

Hot-Staging Altitude 65.0 km

Hexagonal Heat Shield Tile Integrity 98.5 %

Regulatory Clearance Milestones FAA & INTER-AGENCY

FAA Commercial Space Vehicle Operator License Part 450 license modification for orbital profile

US Fish & Wildlife Biological Opinion Review Boca Chica wetland runoff & noise acoustic validation

TCEQ Orbital Launch Pad Water Deluge Permit Stage zero industrial water recycling authorization

Coast Guard & Airspace Hazard NOTAM Notices Gulf of Mexico navigation exclusion zone coordinated

Flight 14 Architecture Overview: Flight 14 represents Starship's full orbital insertion mission profile from Starbase, Texas, targeting launch as early as Tuesday, September 22. The 33 Raptor engine Super Heavy booster provides initial thrust up to hot-staging separation at ~65 km altitude. Dynamic pressure peaks near 32.5 kPa (Max Q) through the dense troposphere. Re-entry modeling accounts for aerodynamic heating limits across the 98.5% heat shield tile coverage. Mission commitment strictly requires concurrent FAA Part 450 licensing and inter-agency environmental approvals.

Source: @SpaceX launch bulletin (Flight 14 targeting Tuesday, Sept 22) • Calculations modeled on Tsiolkovsky delta-v, standard atmospheric density decay, and hypersonic stagnation heat flux equations.

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