SpaceX stacked Ship 41 on Booster 21 for a Starlink flight
Spaceflight Now reported that Ship 41 and Super Heavy B21 were stacked at Pad 2 in Texas on September 23, aimed at a flight that would deploy 26 Starlink satellites. The launch still needs FAA approval.
Hristo Stefanov · Wildwood, New Jersey · 2026-09-23 · 1 min · SpaceX
What was stacked
Early on September 23, SpaceX stacked the Starship upper stage Ship 41 on Super Heavy booster B21 at Pad 2, Starbase, Texas. Spaceflight Now reported that the ship began the move to the pad on the night of September 22. The mission is described as Flight 14, a flight of nearly ten hours to deploy 26 Version 3 Starlink satellites.
A stack is not a launch. The same report says a liftoff could come as soon as Monday, September 28, at 7:15 a.m. Central, and that the flight still needs approval from the FAA. A wet dress rehearsal, the fueling test that often comes first, had not been announced with beach or road closures as of Wednesday morning. A temporary flight restriction covering September 23 through October 7 limits the airspace up to 10,000 feet.
Why this is not a stock story
SpaceX is a private company. There is no public share price to link from this desk. Starlink satellites on the flight are also SpaceX. A delay past September 28 would not be a surprise in the report’s own terms: the date is the earliest case, and it depends on a regulator and on the test sequence.