SpaceX Successfully Completes Full Launch Rehearsal for Starship Rocket

    “SpaceX” has successfully completed a full launch rehearsal with fuel ahead of the next test of its “Starship” rocket. The company plans to conduct the 14th test flight on 28 September. If everything goes according to plan, “Starship” will reach orbit for the first time. During previous tests, the rocket had not completed a full orbit around Earth.    During a full launch rehearsal with fuel, every stage is checked before the actual flight. The rocket is filled with liquid fuel, the systems are activated, and the countdown is taken to completion. Specialists also check the fuel lines, software, and communications with the ground team. Procedures for aborting the launch and draining the fuel in bad weather were also tested.    The flight window will begin at 16.15 Azerbaijan time on 28 September and will last 75 minutes. The launch must take place during this period, but the exact time depends on the weather and technical conditions. Following the successful rehearsal, no issues that could prevent the planned flight have been announced. The live broadcast can be watched on the “X” platform.    According to the plan, “Starship” will complete 6 full orbits around Earth in 10 hours. The rocket will then reenter Earth’s atmosphere. “SpaceX” will not land it on the ground or at the launch site during this test. At the end of the mission, “Starship” will fall into the ocean.    “Starship” will also carry 26 “Starlink V3” satellites into orbit as its payload. These will be the first next-generation “Starlink” models to join “SpaceX’s” satellite internet network. The flight will therefore both test the rocket’s operation in orbit and carry out an actual satellite transport mission. Delivering the satellites to orbit is one of the mission’s main objectives.