SpaceX is gearing up for its most important Starship launch yet.
If all goes to plan, the 400-foot-tall rocket will blast off from SpaceX’s Texas launch site at around 7:46 am Central Time on Monday.
Starship’s 14th test flight will see the rocket attempt to reach orbit for the first time. It will also mark the first time that the megarocket has launched with real, revenue-generating cargo.
Starship will carry 26 Starlink V3 satellites, the latest version of the low-earth orbit satellites that SpaceX uses to beam its Starlink internet service around the globe.
The successful deployment of these satellites is a key focus of today’s launch.
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