Starship’s first real orbit
on Elon Musk's mind since 2026-09-18
Starship reaches orbit on Flight 14, then ends the flight early
First orbital flight for the biggest rocket ever built — Musk called it successful, the vehicle came down early, and NASA cheered anyway.
orbit is the milestone that unlocks starlink v3, the moon contract and the whole valuation, so he banks the win loudly and files the early ending under ‘data’. next ask is already weekly launches in 2027.
Flight 14 reached orbit Sept 28
The history
- 2026-09-30— #2 · 21% · rising — Starship reaches orbit on Flight 14, then ends the flight early
- 2026-09-29— #1 · 28% · rising — Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then ends early
- 2026-09-28— #1 · 30% · rising — Starship finally goes for orbit, with 26 Starlinks riding along
- 2026-09-18— #4 · 11% · new this week — Sept. 22: Starship goes for orbit