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SpaceX to conduct Flight 14 Starship orbital launch on September 22, no landing catch is planned
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Fusion42 · 16 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
SpaceX plans the 14th Starship launch on September 22, 2026, targeting orbital insertion and a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile, with no landing catch of the upper stage planned due to pending FAA approval.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space, and 4 sources have reported it between 16 Sep 2026 and 20 Sep 2026.
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The shift from a planned landed catch to splashdown alters your ground recovery options and operational risks for orbital Starship flights. If you build spaceflight recovery tech, pricing and timing windows are now clearer for ocean retrieval infrastructure.
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4 sources · first reported 16 Sep 2026 · latest 20 Sep 2026
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