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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 14) NET September 18th.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 13) Starship flight 13 launched on 2026-07-24.
  3. What was the result? Successful liftoff and staging. B20 had a good boostback burn, but landing burn had insufficient engines. S40 performs perfectly, with nominal payload deploy and in-space raptor relight. Ship reentry, landing burn, are nominal, and S40 remains intact after splashdown.

Previous Flights

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  • Flight 1: S24 and B7. First full stack launch, RUD before stage separation.
  • Flight 2: S25 and B9. Successful stage separation, booster RUD during boostback burn, ship RUD shortly prior to scheduled SECO.
  • Flight 3: S28 and B10. Booster performs a successful boostback burn, but experiences RUD during landing burn. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry.
  • Flight 4: S29 and B11. First successful booster water landing. Ship survives reentry despite burn-through on forward flap, and performs a successful water landing.
  • Flight 5: S30 and B12. First booster catch with chopsticks. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 6: S31 and B13. Booster offshore divert due to damage to catch tower during launch. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 7: S33 and B14-1. First V2 Ship launch. Harmonic oscillation on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 8: S34 and B15-1. Engine failure on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 9: S35 and B14-2. First booster reflight. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry. Booster RUD upon landing burn startup prior to planned splashdown.
  • Flight 10: S37 and B16. All mission objectives fulfilled. First V2 ship to make it through reentry to landing burn and splashdown. First successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested landing without one centre engine, using an engine on the middle ring to compensate.
  • Flight 11: S38 and B15-2. All mission objectives fulfilled. Ship performs successful landing burn and splashdown, despite intentional missing tiles on heatshield. Second successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested a 13-5-3 engine landing profile.
  • Flight 12: First V3 launch. Successful liftoff. Booster boostback burn is incomplete, and landing burn fails. Ship experiences an R-vac out shortly after stage separation, but limps to orbit on 5/6 engines. In-space raptor relight is cancelled, but payload deployment is nominal. Ship reentry, landing burn, and splashdown are nominal.
  • Fight 13: Successful liftoff and staging. B20 had a good boostback burn, but landing burn had insufficient engines. S40 performs perfectly, with nominal payload deploy and in-space raptor relight. Ship reentry, landing burn, are nominal, and S40 remains intact after splashdown.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-08-30

Ship Location Status Comments
S39.1 (test tank) Production site (NSF, ViX, TrackingTheSB)
S40 Indian Ocean Destroyed Stacking took place from Nov 12th through March 2nd. Cryo testing from May 3rd through May 6th. Engine testing Jun 24th through 26th. Launched Jul 24th.
S41 Megabay 2 Pending rollout April 17th: Pez Dispenser moved into MB2. April 20th: Nosecone+Payload Bay stack N:3 moved into MB2 and later that day lifted over the Pez Dispenser. Later that day the Pez Dispenser was installed. April 21st: Forward Dome section FX:4 moved into MB2. April 28th: Common Dome Section CX:3 moved into MB2. May 2nd: Section A2:3 moved into MB2. Cryo testing Jun 28th to Jul 6th. Static fired Aug 19th and 20th. FTS installed Sep 3rd.
S42 Megabay 2 Pending engine installation Stacking began Jul 11th. Cryo tested Sep 3rd and 4th. Chopsticks testing Sep 11th and 12th.
S43 Megabay 2 Stacking Stacking began around Aug 19th.
S43.1 (test tank) Massey’s Testing
S44 Starfactory
Booster Location Status Comment
B18.1 Massey’s Testing
B18.3 Massey’s Testing
B20 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacking took place from Feb 5th through Apr 30th. Cryo tested Jun 6th through Jun 8th. Launched July 24th.
B21 Pad 2 Pre-launch testing Stacking began Jun 4th, completed Jun 28th. Cryo testing Jul 17th through Jul 22nd. Static fired Aug 28th. FTS installed Sep 3rd.
B22 Megabay 1 Pending engine installation Stacking started Jun 29th. Cryo tested Sep 9th.
B23 Megabay 1 Stacking Stacking started around Aug 14th.

Resources

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    1 day ago

    2026-09-20:

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    2 days ago

    2026-09-19:

    • Brownsville Port: Road Delay for “Port to Production” Sep 19th 23:59 to Sep 20th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)
    • Production site: Overnight, the Gigabay bridge crane trolley is lifted onto the assembled girders. (ViX)
    • Electrical cabinets are fitted on the main bridge rail, and a large hoist drum is observed on top of the trolley. (Killip)
    • The new door on the rear side of Gigabay is closed, obscuring roadside camera views of Megabay 2. Aerial views inside Megabay 2 are still possible. (RaptorRoostTX, RGV Aerial 1, RGV Aerial 2)
    • Booster transport stand #3 is observed in the ring yard. (RGV Aerial)
    • Construction of the Pad 1 launch mount at Sanchez continues. (Killip)
    • McGregor: R3.134 returns from the testing area. This engine was present on B21 during static fire testing, so it must have been swapped out. (SpaceRhin0)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    2026-09-18:

    • Production site: Installation of the first of two short doors on the rear side of Gigabay begins. (Avid Space)
    • The Gigabay bridge crane trolley arrives. (ViX)
    • B23’s forward section enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Launch site: The rented LR11000 is laid down, the launch mount service structure is picked up and set down, and small movements of the SpaceX LR11000 are observed. (ViX)
    • A few movements of the Pad 2 chopsticks are observed. (ViX)
    • Brownsville Port: A ship workstand is moved towards the port, presumably for transport to Florida. (TrackingTheSB, RGV Aerial)
    • A top deck deluge plate (presumably for the Pad 1 launch mount), a Gigabay booster workstand and Starship horizontal transport frame arrive. (Avid Space, ViX)
    • McGregor: R3.246 (new highest) heads towards the testing area. The engine has a module on the side which seems not to have been previously observed. (SpaceRhin0)
    • A temporary flight restriction NOTAM is posted for up to 10,000 feet for Sep 18th through Oct 2nd. (Anderson, tfr.faa.gov)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    2026-09-17:

    • Production site: Gigabay construction continues. (cnunez)
    • The first Gigabay work platform, reportedly for work station 8 is delivered and lifted inside the building. (ViX)
    • Pad 1: Construction continues. (cnunez)
    • Brownsville Port: Road delay for “Production to Port” is posted for Sep 17th 23:59 to Sep 18th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, Avid Space)
    • McGregor: R3.234 heads towards the testing area again. (SpaceRhin0)
    • R3.203 heads towards the testing area. This engine has a few extra sensors. (SpaceRhin0)
    • R3.23x returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • Flight 14: NET Sep 28th, pending regulatory approval. (SpaceX)
    • NOTMARs and NOTAMs are updated, with one reentry NOTAM for Mauritius. (Avid Space, SpaceNotices, notams.aim.faa.gov)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    5 days ago

    2026-09-16:

    • Production site: S43’s aft section enters Megabay 2 and is welded onto the ship. (ViX, Avid Space)
    • Gigabay construction continues. (RGV Aerial)
    • Bridge crane rails are welded to the girders with thermite. (ViX)
    • One of the Gigabay doors is delivered. (ViX)
    • Pad 2: The left chopstick actuator is replaced. (ViX, Blobifie)
    • McGregor: R3.24x returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • R3.241 returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • R3.244 returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • Flight 13: SpaceX post Episode 3 of their Starship documentary, focusing on S40 recovery. (SpaceX)
    • Flight 14: NOTMARs are posted for the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. (Avid Space 1, Avid Space 2)
    • A contingency reentry NOTMAR is posted for north of Hawaii. (Avid Space)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    6 days ago

    2026-09-15:

    • Pad 2: Overnight, the chopsticks are raised, a deluge test is observed, and the chopsticks are lowered. (ViX)
    • A single ring segment and a lifting jig are rolled out to Pad 2. (ViX)
    • An assembly of metal panels are dangled near one of the Pad 2 booster quick disconnects, possibly to test proximity sensors. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Production site: Overnight, the Gigabay bridge crane is outfitted with racks of cabinets, likely for power and control systems, and catwalks along the top. (Avid Space)
    • S43’s aft section enters Megabay 2. (Blobifie)
    • The flame diverter for Pad 1 is under construction at Sanchez. (RGV Aerial)
    • McGregor: The previous evening, four Raptor 3 engines are observed heading towards the testing area, possibly including R3.244. (SpaceRhin0)
    • R3.243 returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • Flight 13: In the terminal phase of the boostback burn, the three centre engines showed signs of ice clogging which triggered an early shutdown. During the landing burn, 8 of the 13 planned engines reigniting before hard splashdown. For Flight 14, B21 has hardware modifications to improve filtering to the engines and software changes to enhance relight reliability. (SpaceX)
    • S40 recovery: Forte rounds the tip of South Africa and heads into the Atlantic Ocean. (interstellargw, Blobifie)
    • Flight 14: NOTAMs are posted for Mexican airspace. (Avid Space, Gomez)
    • Reentry NOTAM is posted for the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island. (Avid Space)
    • S41 to deploy 26 operational Starlink satellites, 3 of which have cameras to inspect the ship’s heatshield. (SpaceX)
    • S41 will test several heatshield upgrades and experiments, including retention mechanisms for tiles at highest risk of falling off during ascent, addressing plasma flow paths behind tiles, testing a curved tile design to reduce heating in the gaps between tiles, and reflying two tiles recovered from S40. (SpaceX)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    9 days ago

    2026-09-12:

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    20 days ago

    2026-09-01:

    • Production site: Overnight, the ship cryo stand arrives at Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • S43’s A2 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX, Blobifie)
    • Ship cryo stand enters Megabay 2. (Blobifie)
    • Pad 1: The weather mast is removed from the launch tower. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX, Blobifie)
    • Massey’s: New temporary flight restriction is posted for Sep 1st 19:23 UTC to Sep 2nd 19:23 UTC, presumably for S42 testing, though the ship has not yet rolled out. (FAA, Avid Space)
    • Road delay for “Production to Masseys” is still listed for Sep 1st 23:59 to Sep 2nd 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
    • McGregor: Raptor 3 sea level mockup heads towards the testing area. (NSF, Rex_MKR)
    • A Raptor 3 vacuum engine returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    14 days ago

    2026-09-07:

    • Massey’s: Road delay for “Production to Masseys” is posted for Sep 7th 23:59 to Sep 8th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
    • Launch site: Road delay for “Production to Pad” is posted for Sep 7th 23:59 to Sep 8th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
    • Production site: Gigabay construction continues. (cnunez)
    • The launch mount servicing structure has been transferred to SPMTs. (Anderson)
    • Booster aft section is (probably) fit checked with the horizontal booster transportation frame. (ViX)
    • Booster lifting jig is hoisted in Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Booster cryo stand enters Megabay 1. (Avid Space, ViX)
    • B22 is transferred to the cryo stand. (efraser77, Blobifie)
    • McGregor: R3.236 returns from the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
    • Florida: Venting from Pad 39A is observed. (NSF)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    13 days ago

    2026-09-08:

    • Sep 7th addendum: The new roof for Tower 1 is relocated by SPMTs. (ViX)
    • Pad 1: The yellow rented LR11000 crane lifts the roof off the ground, but sets it back down shortly after. (ViX, ViX)
    • Pad 2: Overnight, the launch mount service structure rolls out to Pad 2. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX)
    • The chopsticks, landing rails, and stabiliser arms are tested. (ViX)
    • The booster quick disconnects, hold-down clamps, ship quick disconnect arm, and ship quick disconnect perform a fast retraction test. (ViX 2, ViX 2)
    • A launch and landing deluge test is performed. (ViX 1, ViX 2, Blobifie)
    • Massey’s: Overnight, B22 moves from Megabay 1 to Massey’s. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX, StarshipGazer, cnunez 1, cnunez 2, Blobifie 1, Blobifie 2)
    • Road delays for “Production to Masseys” are posted for Sep 8th 23:59 to Sep 9th 04:00 and Sep 9th 23:59 to Sep 10th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
    • Production site: B23’s aft section enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • B23’s LOX landing tank enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • A bridge crane girder section is staged outside of the Gigabay. (ViX, Gisler)
    • The crane which was obstructing the Avid Space Rover 1 camera is moved. (ViX)
    • The bridge crane girder section enters the Gigabay. (ViX)
    • The girder section is offloaded from the transport in the Gigabay, and the Megabay 2 bridge crane lifts the two-point ship lifting jig. (ViX)
    • The girder section is moved over to the left side of the Gigabay. (ViX)
    • Ship cryo stand enters Megabay 2. (Avid Space, ViX, Blobifie)
    • McGregor: R3.240 (new highest) and R3.237 head towards the testing area. (SpaceRhin0 1, SpaceRhin0 2)
    • R3.236 returns from its 3rd round of testing. (SpaceRhin0)
    • S40 recovery: Forte is currently anchored off the coast of Madagascar, likely waiting for weather to improve. (interstellargw)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    10 days ago

    2026-09-10:

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    7 days ago

    2026-09-14:

    • Pad 1: The concrete pour for the flame trench centre floor is completed. 250+ truckloads were delivered over the course of 16 hours. (ViX, TrackingTheSB, lewisknaggs42)
    • Some cladding is installed near the top of Tower 1. (ViX, ViX 2)
    • Pad 2: A chopstick actuator is removed. (ViX)
    • A deluge test is observed. (TrackingTheSB, RGV Aerial)
    • Other: 51 foundation footings are now visible at the new 444-acre site along Highway 4 near Starbase. (RGV Aerial photo, RGV Aerial video)
    • S40 recovery: Forte passes the tip of South Africa. (marinetraffic.com)
    • Flight 14: Earliest launch windows are now Sep 22nd and 23rd, both 12:15 to 14:14 UTC (07:15 to 09:14 local). (fly.faa.gov, archive, Avid Space)
    • Elon confirms no ship catch for this flight. (outerspacetoday)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    8 days ago

    2026-09-13:

    • Sep 12th addendum: Timelapse of S42 chopsticks and ship quick disconnect testing. (RGV Aerial)
    • Production site: Overnight, S42 moves from Pad 2 to Megabay 2. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX, TrackingTheSB, RGV Aerial, efraser77)
    • S43 has been lifted over top of the transfer tube installation jig. (ViX, Blobifie)
    • Massey’s: A booster cryo stand and a ship static fire stand are moved from the production site to Massey’s for storage. (NSF, TrackingTheSB)
    • Pad 1: A lengthy concrete pour begins for the flame trench. 122+ truckloads are delivered over the course of 8+ hours, with three pump trucks running concurrently. (ViX, TrackingTheSB, lewisknaggs42)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    2026-09-11: