When next launch? (Flight 12) NET 2026-03-08. (Elon)
When previous launch? (Flight 11) Starship flight 11 launched on 2025-10-13 at 23:23 UTC.
What was the result? 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.
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.
August 16th: Stacking started. November 15th: Aft section AX:4 moved into MB2 and stacked with the rest of S39 - this completes the stacking part of the ship construction. January 19th: First aft flap installed. January 20th: Second aft flap installed.
S40
Mega Bay 2
Stacking
November 12th: Nosecone stacked onto Payload Bay. January 31st: Pez Dispenser (on its stand) moved into MB2. February 1st: Nosecone + Payload Bay stack moved from Starfactory and into MB2.
November 25th: LOX tank stacking commenced. December 23rd: The booster is now fully stacked. February 1st: Rolled out to Massey's Test Site for its Pressure and Cryo + Thrust Puck Testing.
Updated ship and booster hardware tracking diagram is posted. (Ringwatchers / Rhin0)
Build site: The transfer tubes for S40 enter Megabay 2. (Avid Space, ViX)
Launch site: A new vaporiser with a cap is delivered and offloaded. (ViX)
Construction of the sheet pile perimeter around the Pad 1 flame trench continues. (ViX)
A close up photo is posted of the hydraulic ram which actuates the Pad 2 ship quick disconnect arm. Miscellaneous hoses for ship plumbing are also visible. (Killip / Gisler)
McGregor: Updated Raptor 3 tracking diagram is posted. (Rhin0)
An R-vac (likely R3.106) returns from the vertical test stand. (Rhin0)
R3.116 (new highest observed) is transported towards the testing area. (Rhin0, wvmattz)
Florida: Two more launch tower segments begin rollout, presumably for SLC-37. (kmreed)
"SpaceX seeks special temporary authority to launch and operate space stations on mass simulators for upcoming Starship-Super Heavy test flights and use these space stations to communicate with SpaceX's satellite constellation and earth station network for a short duration". Onboard cameras? (FCC, TrackingTheSB)
Launch site: The stabiliser arm of the left chopstick at Pad 2 is removed. (Avid Space, ViX)
A boom lift is lifted into the Pad 2 flame trench. (ViX)
Lights are observed on the retractable cameras beneath the launch mount. (ViX)
Miscellaneous photos of Pad 1, Pad 2, and the air separation unit are posted. (Gisler)
Build site: A star load-spreader attached to an adapter ring enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
Massey's: Overnight, two large pieces of hardware, one circular 20-leg stand and a one conical section, are transported to Massey's. (ViX, Gisler)
The LR11000 crane lifts the 20-leg stand into the can-crusher test structure. (ViX)
Build site: Overnight, a gridfin may have been installed on B19. (TrackingTheSB)
Photos of Starfactory are posted featuring the integrated hot stage test tank and seven nosecones in various stages of production. (Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2)
A tarp is mounted on one section of the Gigabay exterior, and the ship transfer tube stand exits Megabay 2. (ViX)