Flight test campaign

Starship

Every flight test so far, from the first full stack in April 2023 to the first reported orbit in September 2026.

Starship overviewTHE SYSTEM

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Starship is two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage. Both are built from stainless steel and both are meant to fly again within hours, not months.

Stack height~124 m / 407 ft
Diameter9 m / 29.5 ft
Payload, reusable100+ t target

Flight test campaign

Flight by flight

  1. 2026

    Flight 15 Listed

    Next Starship flight. Launch Library 2 lists it for 2026 with no firm date yet.

  2. Sep 28, 2026

    Flight 14 Complete

    First Starship to reach orbit. It put 26 Starlink V3 satellites in orbit, then came down early by choice after an engine quit on ascent, splashing down on target in the northern Pacific.

  3. Jul 24, 2026

    Flight 13 Complete

    Second V3 flight. The ship released 20 Starlink V3 test satellites, relit an engine in space and made a soft, intact splashdown in the Indian Ocean; the booster cut its boostback short and hit the Gulf hard.

  4. May 22, 2026

    Flight 12 Complete

    Version 3 debut from the second pad. Camera Starlinks filmed the ship in flight.

Flight 15 is based on secondary reports. Check them against official mission pages.