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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 12) NET 2026.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 11) Starship flight 11 launched on 2025-10-13 at 23:23 UTC.
  3. 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.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-10-21

Ship Location Status Comment
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
Test Tank 16 Sanchez Resting Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S38 Indian Ocean Destroyed Parts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th. Rolls to Massey’s Jul 28th. Cryo tested Jul 30th. Rolls back to Megabay 2 Aug 1st. Aft flap installed Aug 25th. Static fired Sep 22nd. Launched on Oct 13th, destroyed on impact following a successful landing burn and splashdown.
S39.1 Megabay 2 Assembly Parts spotted (Aug 25th)
S39 Megabay 2 Stacking Parts spotted (Apr 9th). Forward flaps installed July 29th and 31st. Stacking began Oct 20th.
S40 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (May 10th).
S42 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S43 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S44 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S45 Starfactory Assembly
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping? Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th. Moved to Rocket Garden Sep 27th.
B15-2 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacked from July to September 2024. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th. Static fired Sep 7th. Moved to Rocket Garden Sep 26th. Launched on Oct 13th, destroyed on impact following a successful landing burn.
B16 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacking completed by Dec 26th 2024. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th. FTS potentially installed Jun 18th. Hot staging adapter removed Jun 19th. FTS installed Aug 17th. Rolled out to launch site Aug 21st. Launched on 2025-08-26, destroyed on impact following a successful landing burn.
B17 Rocket Garden Pending engine install Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17 Massey’s Cryo testing Test article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tests start Jun 2nd and 3rd, continue until tank bursts Sep 18th.
B18.3 Massey’s Testing Parts spotted Aug 27th. Moved to Massey’s Sep 20th.
B18 Megabay 1 Stacking Parts spotted May 19th.
B19 Starfactory Stacking Parts spotted Aug 11th.

Resources

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    18 days ago

    2025-12-12 Starbase activities:

    2025-12-13 Starbase activities:

    • Build site: S39 is temporarily removed from the central workstation in Megabay 2 to facilitate installation of the methane and oxygen autogenous pressurization raceways. (ViX)
    • B19 aft section (AX:2) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX, lewisknaggs42)
    • CyberguruG8073 posts a vehicle hardware tracking diagram.
    • RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of Gigabay construction, and Anderson provides labels.
    • Air separation site: A second is lifted into position. (NSF, ViX)

    I’ll be on holiday for the next couple weeks. Regular daily summaries should resume around New Year’s.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    3·
    26 days ago

    2025-12-04 Starbase activities:

    • Massey’s: Overnight, test tank S39.1 undergoes a short cryo test. (ViX)
    • Two stands are moved from Sanchez to Massey’s. (ViX)
    • B18 scrapping continues. (ViX)
    • Build site: Another B19 aft section (A6:4) and the bottom section of the transfer tube move from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Launch site: An axial A 3-stage centrifugal compressor, possible a Atlas Copco Compander (image) is delivered to the air separation site. (ViX, Sorensen 1, Sorensen 2, Killip comments)
    • The SpaceX LR11000 crane moves from Pad 2 to Pad 1. (ViX)

    Florida:

    • Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    3·
    26 days ago

    2025-12-05 Starbase activities:

    • Massey’s: Overnight, test tank S39.1 undergoes its second cryo test. (NSF, ViX, SGTheHyundaiGuy)
    • The remaining B18 aft section is moved from the test stand to the transport stand, which moves towards the exit gate. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Road delay is posted for Dec 5th 23:59 to Dec 6th 04:00 for “Masseys to Production”. (ViX)
    • Build site: Mystery structure, possible for a ring section stand, is delivered. (LabPadre, ViX)
    • Gigabay construction continues. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • CyberguruG8073 posts hardware tracking diagrams covering Nov 28th to Dec 4th.
    • Launch site: Some sort of tank is delivered to the air separation site. (ViX)
    • A beam is placed on one of the stands, and the tank is unloaded. (ViX)
    • The Pad 2 chopstick actuators leave the launch site. (ViX)
    • The Pad 2 flame deflector is tested. (ViX)

    2025-12-06 Starbase activities:

    • Massey’s: Overnight, test tank S39.1 undergoes its third cryo test. (ViX)
    • The remains of B18 (forward and aft sections) move from Massey’s to Sanchez. (NSF 1, NSF 2, Starship Gazer)
    • Build site: B19 transfer tube moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (NSF, ViX)
    • Sorensen posts photos of S39 in Megabay 2. (Sorensen 1, Sorensen 2, Sorensen 3)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    2025-12-01 Starbase activities:

    • Massey’s: Concrete is poured, S39.1 is moved, and people are observed at the ship quick disconnect stand. (ViX)
    • Pad 1: A deluge weir pipe is lifted out from the base of the launch tower. (ViX)
    • Pad 2: The booster methane quick disconnect hood is removed. (ViX)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    24 days ago

    2025-12-08 Starbase activities:

    Florida:

    • Two tanks marked “Liquid Nitrogen” arrive at Port Canaveral. (Cornwell)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    23 days ago

    2025-12-09 Starbase activities:

    • New Raptor 3 and vehicle tracking diagrams from Ringwatchers.
    • Overnight, two tanks move from the launch site towards Brownsville Port. (ViX)
    • Build site: B19 raceway enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Booster 19’s landing LOX tank is spotted on its installation stand in Starfactory. (TrackingTheSB)
    • Pad 1: Compressed gas tanks are removed from the Pad 1 deluge system. (ViX)
    • Pad 2: The first of the access doors for the hold-down clamp arms are lifted for installation. (ViX)
    • Deluge system tests continue. (ViX)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    21 days ago

    2025-12-11 Starbase activities:

    • Launch site: Overnight, scrapping of the Pad 1 deluge steel plate continues. (NSF)
    • Removal of the compressed gas tanks from the Pad 1 deluge system continues, and the LR11000 crane moves is on the move, likely to remove the deluge water tanks. (ViX)
    • A motor is lifted onto one of the concrete plinths at the air separation site, and then removed. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Build site: Overnight, B19’s landing LOX tank enters Megabay 1, and is likely installed during the day. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • B19’s oxygen autogenous pressurization line appears to have been installed. (TrackingTheSB 1, TrackingTheSB 2)
    • Segments to extend the height of the tower cranes are delivered. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: The Ship static fire stand moves from the flame trench towards the crane. (ViX 1, ViX 2 (tweet unavailable), ViX 3)
    • The methane side of the tank farm is venting for the first time since the S36 RUD. (TrackingTheSB)

    Florida:

    • Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    29 days ago

    2025-12-03 Starbase activities:

    McGregor:

    • SpaceX post a close-up video of a 388-second Raptor 3 test from Nov 25th. (SpaceX, NSF)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    28 days ago

    2025-12-02 Starbase activities:

    • Massey’s: B18 scrapping continues. (ViX 1, LevLime, ViX 2)
    • The crane disconnects from B18. (ViX)
    • Build site: Another B19 aft section (A5:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX, wvmattz)
    • Gigabay construction continues. (ViX)
    • New Ringwatchers diagram is posted. (RWAutoTracc)
    • Pad 1: A second deluge weir pipe is lifted out from the base of the launch tower, and scrapped. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Pad 2: Two pipe sections are lifted up to the ship quick disconnect area, the chopsticks are slewed, and the booster methane quick disconnect is extended and retracted. (ViX 1, sts1251, ViX 2, ViX 3)
    • Crews begin removing the left chopstick actuator. (Anderson)
    • An LTM 1400 crane is configured at the air separation site. (ViX)

    McGregor:

    • R3.76 (new highest) has been spotted. (Rhin0)
    • New Raptor tracking diagram. (RWAutoTracc)