World · 22 September 2026
SpaceX’s Super Heavy Booster Arrives at Pad Ahead of First Orbital Starship Launch
Jenny Hautmann via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
On Sunday night, September 20, the Super Heavy booster, designated B21, was transported by SpaceX to Pad 2 at Starbase in Texas. The booster's transport precedes the fourteenth trial launch of the massive 407-foot Starship, which is projected to lift off as early as September 28. The mission aims to send Starship into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 third-generation Starlink satellites.
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