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FAQ

1. When next launch? (Flight 15) NET October 15th.
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.

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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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Road closures, road delays, and beach closures

• City of Starbase website
• Cameron County website
• @bocaroad Mastodon bot

Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-09-30

Ship	Location	Status	Comments
S39.1 (test tank)	Production site	(NSF, ViX, TrackingTheSB)
S40	Atlantic Ocean	En route to Starbase	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	Pacific Ocean	Destroyed	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. WDR Sep 24. Launched Sep 28th.
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	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	Stacking began Jun 4th, completed Jun 28th. Cryo testing Jul 17th through Jul 22nd. Static fired Aug 28th. FTS installed Sep 3rd. WDR Sep 24. Launched Sep 28th.
B22	Megabay 1	Pending engine installation	Stacking started Jun 29th. Cryo tested Sep 9th.
B23	Megabay 1	Stacking	Stacking started around Aug 14th.

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Resources

• LabPadre Channel | NASASpaceFlight.com Channel
• NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread
• NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation
• SpaceX: Website Starship page | Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)
• FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
• FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
• NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
• Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
• Production Progress Infographics by @RingWatchers
• Raptor Tracker by @SpaceRhin0
• Acronym definitions by Decronym
• Tim Dodd: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Tim Dodd: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates | Launch Tower | Merlin Engine | Raptor Engine
• Tim Dodd 2024 Elon Musk Interviews: Starfactory tour | Pad tour and post-IFT-4 interview
• Tim Dodd 2025 pre-Flight-9 Elon interview