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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 15) NET Nov 13th. (SpaceX)
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 14) Starship Flight 14 (Starlink Group 31-1) launched on 2026-09-28.
  3. What was the result? B21 soft splashdown on target. S41 becomes the first ship to perform an orbital insertion burn. 26 Starlink v3 satellites are deployed. S41 performs a deorbit burn, followed by nominal ship reentry, landing burn, and 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.
  • Flight 14: B21 soft splashdown on target. S41 becomes the first ship to perform an orbital insertion burn. 26 Starlink v3 satellites are deployed. S41 performs a deorbit burn, followed by nominal ship reentry, landing burn, and splashdown.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-11-010

Ship Location Status Comments
S39.1 (test tank) Massey’s Testing Returns from Massey’s Jul 26th. (NSF, ViX, TrackingTheSB) Rolls back out to Massey’s Oct 5th.
S40 Gigabay Post-flight inspections 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. Returns to Megabay 2 Oct 12th. Moves to Gigabay Nov 7th.
S42 Massey’s Pending FTS installation Stacking began Jul 11th. Cryo tested Sep 3rd and 4th. Chopsticks testing Sep 11th and 12th. Static fired Oct 26th and Oct 27th.
S43 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Stacking began around Aug 19th. Cryo testing Oct 23rd through 25th.
S43.1 (test tank) Massey’s Testing
S44 Megabay 2 Pending cryo test Stacking began Oct 2. Assembly completed around Oct 22nd.
S45 Megabay 2 Stacking Stacking began Oct 22nd.
S46 Starfactory
Booster Location Status Comment
B18.1 Massey’s Testing
B18.3 Massey’s Testing
B22 Pad 2 Pending launch. Stacking started Jun 29th. Cryo tested Sep 9th. Static fired Oct 25th.
B23 Megabay 1 Pending engine install or transport to Florida Stacking started around Aug 14th. Cryo testing Oct 13th through Oct 18th.
B24 Megabay 1 Pending cryo test Stacking began around Sep 30th. Stacking completed by Oct 31st.
B25 Megabay 1 Stacking Stacking began around Nov 2nd.

Resources

  • DecronymBEnglish
    3·
    12 hours ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    FCC Federal Communications Commission
    ~ (Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure
    LC-39A Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy (SpaceX F9/Heavy)
    LOX Liquid Oxygen
    NET No Earlier Than
    NOTAM Notice to Air Missions of flight hazards
    NSF NasaSpaceFlight forum
    ~ National Science Foundation
    Jargon Definition
    Raptor Methane-fueled rocket engine under development by SpaceX
    iron waffle Compact “waffle-iron” aerodynamic control surface, acts as a wing without needing to be as large; also, “grid fin”

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  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    12 hours ago

    2026-11-10:

    • Pad 2: Overnight, B22 is placed on the launch mount. (NSF, ViX, Blobifie)
    • A “suspended squeeze test at catch height” is performed. (SpaceX)
    • Chopsticks release B22 and descend. Ship quick disconnect arm swings in. (ViX)
    • Ship quick disconnect is purged multiple times. (ViX 1, ViX 2, RGV Aerial)
    • Workers are observed near B22’s catch pins. (Blobifie)
    • Road delay for “Pad to Production” is posted for Nov 10th 23:59 to Nov 11th 04:00. (Avid Space, ViX)
    • Pad 1: Another sloped section of trench wall is lifted into place. (ViX, NSF)
    • Production site: Ship lifting jig is raised in Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • S45 is sleeved over its transfer tubes, and the final ship section enters Megabay 2. Also, B25’s A5 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • A test rig for the doorway runners is been lifted and lowered within the framework of the Gigabay (TX). (ViX)
    • Gigabay (TX) construction timelapse month twelve is posted. (ENNEPS)
    • Massey’s: The small crane lifts two lifting points to the top of S39.1. Also, the LR11000 crane has lifted out the second chopstick simulator from the “supercrusher” test structure. (ViX)
    • McGregor: An R-vac heads towards the testing area. (ringwatchers)
    • Flight 15: Temporary flight restriction for Brownsville is posted for Nov 11th through Dec 3rd. (Avid Space)
    • NOTMAR for NavArea IV (launch) is updated for Nov 13th through Nov 19th. (Avid Space)
    • NOTMAR for Sector Corpus Christi (launch) is updated for Nov 13th through 19th. (Avid Space)
    • NOTMARs for Laguna Madre (ship catch) are updated for Nov 14th through Nov 20th. (Avid Space 1, Avid Space 2)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    2026-11-09:

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

    2026-11-08:

    • Massey’s: Overnight, cryo plumbing sections were reportedly moved from Sanchez to Massey’s. (RGV Aerial)
    • Production site: Overnight, the ship lifting jig, S45’s transfer tubes and installation jig, and a single Raptor engine enter Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • The booster lifting jig enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Road delay for “Production to Pad” is posted for Nov 9th 10:00 to 14:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)
    • Pad 2: Chopsticks are raised, and launch and catch deluge tests are performed. (Avid Space, ViX, ViX, RGV Aerial)
    • The booster quick disconnects perform extension and retraction tests. (ViX)
    • The booster hold-down clamps are tested individually and simultaneously. (ViX)
    • Flight 15: NOTAMs for ship reentry and splashdown are posted for Chile. (notams.aim.faa.gov 1, notams.aim.faa.gov 2, LunarCitizens, aipchile.dgac.gob.cl, space-notices.com, SpaceNotices (X))
    • Other: mcrs987 deduces the superheavy internal grid fin support structure. (mcrs987)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    2026-11-07:

    • Nov 6th addendum: “It is so tempting to make a 500 ton thrust Raptor 4 in place of the 250 ton Raptor 3 for the outer ring of the Starship booster” (Elon)
    • Production site: S40 moves from Megabay 2 to the Gigabay (TX). (NSF, Avid Space 1, Avid Space 2, ViX 1, ViX 2, JLP734, Liedtke 1, Liedtke 2, Anderson, Blobifie 1, Blobifie 2, Blobifie 3)
    • S40 is positioned in the front left workstation in the right half of the Gigabay (TX). (Anderson)
    • B24’s A4 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • S45’s transfer tubes move from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Overnight, one of the large valve skids moves from Sanchez to Massey’s. (ViX)
    • Road delay for “Production to Masseys” is still listed for Nov 7th 23:59 PM to Nov 8th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)
    • Flight 15: NOTAMs for ship reentry and splashdown are posted for Mauritius for Nov 13th through 19th. (NSF, Avid Space, interstellargw)
    • SpaceX post a ship catch render, and confirm NET 13th date. (SpaceX)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    2026-11-06:

    • Production site: S45 is stacked on its A3:4 section. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: S43.1 is still in the nosecone crush test structure. (RGV Aerial)
    • Road delays for “Production to Masseys” are posted for Nov 6th and Nov 7th, both from 23:59 to 04:00 the following day. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, Avid Space, ViX)
    • Pad 2: Booster hold-down clamps are tested. (ViX)
    • The launch mount service structure is moved away from the pad. (ViX)
    • The chopsticks are raised. (ViX, RGV Aerial)
    • Booster quick disconnects are extended, purged, and retracted. (ViX, RGV Aerial)
    • Launch and catch deluge tests are performed. (ViX)
    • Booster quick disconnects are extended, and the chopsticks are lowered. (ViX)
    • McGregor: An R-vac engine heads towards the testing area. (ringwatchers)
    • R3.144 returns from the testing area. (ringwatchers)
    • A map of all six Raptor test cells is posted. (mcrs987)
    • Starship documentary series Episode 4 “Go For Orbit” is posted. (SpaceX website with direct download, Twitter, YouTube (not yet, it seems))
    • Header propellant masses post-insertion burn are visible. (mcrs987)
    • Regen circuit on Raptor 3 is visible. (mcrs987)
    • More details on the R-vac shutdown. Helium and LOX leaking places they shouldn’t. (mcrs987)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    2026-11-02 addendum:

    • Photo of B25’s common dome before it entered Megabay 1. (RGV Aerial)

    2026-11-04 addenda:

    • Massey’s: The second reaction frame was removed from the nosecone crush structure at Massey’s. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Scaffolding was removed from the Pad 2 launch mount, and the booster quick disconnects performed extension and retraction tests. (ViX)
    • The Pad 2 deluge was tested twice, simulating launch and booster catch. (ViX, RGV Aerial)
    • Pad 2 chopsticks testing was also observed. (ViX, RGV Aerial)
    • A section of rebar at the cryo offload area was relocated by several humans. (ViX)
    • Production site: The tall LR13000 (1300?) crane was shortened. (ViX, cnunez)
    • B25’s A3:4 section was moved from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)

    2026-11-05:

    • Launch site: Some of the pipes for Pad 1 the deluge system are moved. (ViX)
    • A ramp section of the Pad 1 flame trench is lifted into position. (ViX)
    • The Pad 2 deluge system is tested once. (NSF, ViX)
    • Production site: Construction between the Gigabay (TX) and Starfactory continues. (ViX)
    • S45’s A3:4 section is moved from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • McGregor: R3.2x9 leaves the testing area. (ringwatchers)
    • Florida: LC-39A deluge system is tested twice, simulating launch and booster catch. (NSF)
    • Upcoming flights: Flight 15 is now NET Nov 13th, and flight 16 is now NET Dec 10th. (Avid Space, compass.atfm.aero, archive, Dontchev via Berger)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    2026-11-04:

    • Pad 2: Deluge testing. (NSF)
    • Massey’s: The expanded site has been connected to the current site via a patch of dirt. (Anderson)
    • Future flights: The FCC have granted Starship “multi-launch” authorization beginning in January, covering launches from both Texas and Florida. (Anderson, apps.fcc.gov)
    • 444-acre data centre site: SpaceX have filed for a power plant initially consisting of 35 natural gas turbines totalling ~748 MW, later to be replaced by 8 GE Vernova 7E large turbines, ~708 MW. (LunarCitizens)
    • Florida: The LC-39A deluge system is reportedly also tested. (NSF (no video))
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    2026-11-03:

    • Production site: S45’s A2:3 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • The LR1300 crane briefly emerges from the Gigabay (TX) and then returns inside. (ViX)
    • The boom is removed from the third of four Gigabay (TX) tower cranes. (NSF, RGV Aerial)
    • A truss connecting Gigabay (TX) and Starfactory has been installed. (Anderson)
    • Massey’s: A beam and a reaction frame have been removed from the nosecone crush testing structure. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • S43.1 is still in the can crusher test structure. (RGV Aerial)
    • Construction for site expansion continues. (RGV Aerial)
    • Launch site: Work on the pad 2 booster quick disconnects continues. (ViX)
    • Construction of the air separation unit continues. (ViX)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    2026-11-02:

    • Production site: B25 common dome moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX, ViX 2)
    • B25’s A2 section enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Pad 1: After a brief stop at Sanchez, the dead-line spool for the drawworks is delivered to the launch site. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Flame trench construction continues. (RGV Aerial)
    • Pad 2: Workers are observed at the booster quick disconnects. (efraser77)
    • The launch mount has been painted dark grey. (Blobifie)
    • Massey’s: LR11000 crane and crew lift activities are observed near the nosecone test structure. (ViX)