# SpaceX has launched its giant Starship rocket on its first attempt to reach orbit around Earth. The uncrewed vehicle lifted off from the company’s Starbase facility in Texas on its 14th test flight. The nearly ten-hour mission aims to send Starship around Earth about six times before a planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The spacecraft is also carrying 26 Starlink satellites, which it will attempt to deploy in orbit. All 13 previous Starship test flights followed suborbital trajectories, making this the first attempt to achieve a full orbit.
SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital attempt