[SpaceX Plans First Orbital Launch of Starship, Deploying Initial Batch of 26 Starlink V3 Satellites] According to a report by Spaceflight Now on September 28, SpaceX plans to launch the 'Starship-Super Heavy' rocket into orbit for the first time on Monday, using booster B21 and spacecraft S41, without recovering the first stage. The rocket stands 124 meters tall and marks the 14th launch of the Starship system, with the previous 13 launches being suborbital. The mission, codenamed Starlink 31-1, has a launch window opening at 7:15 AM Central Time (UTC 12:15). If orbital ignition is achieved, 26 Starlink V3 satellites will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff, with the deployment process lasting about 30 minutes, releasing roughly one satellite per minute (SpaceX states that future launches could carry up to 60 satellites per mission). The rocket will orbit Earth approximately six times and perform an 11-second deorbit burn about nine hours later, ultimately splashing down in the ocean near the western coast of Argentina.