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. February 26th: Rolled out to Massey's on the old, repaired and upgraded Static Fire Test Stand (but only for a basic cryo test and other work, thrust puck testing will presumably come later on the new cryo stand). February 28th: Ambient Pressure Test and, later in the day, a Cryo Test.
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. February 4th: Forward dome section FX:4 moved into MB2 and attached to the nosecone + payload bay stack for a dual lift onto the welding turntable. February 12th: Common dome section CX:3 moved into MB2. February 17th: Section A2:3 moved into MB2. February 21st: Section A3:4 was moved into MB2. February 22nd: Transfer Tubes moved into MB2. March 2nd: Aft section AX:4 moved into MB2, once welded in place this will complete the portion of the assembly process that is the stacking of the ship.
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. Later that day, B19 underwent Ambient Pressure Testing. February 2nd: partial cryo load of the LOX tank. February 4th: Full cryo load of both tanks. February 6th: More cryo testing, plenty of venting.. February 7th: Even more cryo testing. February 9th: Rolled back to MB2.
B20
Mega Bay 1
LOX Tank Stacking
February 5th: LOX tank section A2:4 moved into MB1. February 6th: Common Dome section CX:3 moved into MB1. February 9th: LOX tank section A3:4 moved into MB1. February 12th: LOX tank section A4:4 moved into MB1.
Build site: A booster common dome with capped vents moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1, potentially to be stacked with the undamaged section of B18.3. (ViX)
Florida: Another tower module for SLC-37 is rolling out. Once rollout is completed, there will be approximately the top half of a tower will at the launch complex, staged for stacking. (rocketjunkie94, wvmattz, Alexphysics13)
Florida: At LC-39A, the chopsticks are rotated, and the ship quick disconnect arm extension is lifted for installation on the tower. (Priel, wvmattz 1, wvmattz 2, TrackingTheSB)
Launch site: Overnight, the LR11000 crane is laid down. (ViX, efraser77)
SpaceX on B19 preflight testing: "Over the coming days, we’ll conduct a series of tests to activate Pad 2 at Starbase, exercise new propellant loading operations, and operate a vehicle with new Raptor 3 engines installed for the first time" (SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)
The both booster quick disconnects perform extension and retraction tests. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
Venting is observed from both of B19's tanks. (Avid Space, ViX)
B19's rudder fin appears to contain slanted steel panels, possibly to improve control authority during higher angle-of-attack reentry profiles. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2, Anderson 3, Anderson 4)
Build site: A short section of transfer tube is delivered to Megabay 1, and a ring spreader jig us delivered to the ring yard. It is possible that these are to resurrect B18.3. (ViX)
Another section of B20's LOX tank (A5:4) is moved from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (Avid Space, ViX)
Massey's: S39.1 is lifted onto the old can crusher stand, and the can crusher "hat" is placed on top. (ViX 1, ViX 2, wvmattz)
Florida: One set of tanks are offloaded onto trucks at Port Canaveral, and another set of tanks are inbound for the KSC Turn Basin. (NSF, Cornwell)
Beach closure are still listed for Mar 12th and 13th, from 08:00 to 20:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)
Brownsville Port: SpaceX seek to acquire a 50-year lease on an 83-acre plot on the south side of the Port of Brownsville for constructing a heavy duty dock. The dock would reduce the duration of Highway 4 closure during a vehicle transport to the port. (Anderson 1, Port of Brownsville, Anderson 2 (diagram), Anderson 3)
McGregor: R3.124 (new highest) is observed. (Rhin0)
Build site: Overnight, B20's methane landing tank and lower transfer tube are from Starfactory to Megabay, followed by the refurbished top of test tank B18.3, and then B20's A6:4 section. (ViX)
McGregor: R3.128 (new highest) is observed. (Rhin0)
Florida: Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron)