Flight 15

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Low Earth Orbit Orbital Launch Pad 2 SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

15th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle and 4th flight of Starship V3.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 5, 2026, 9:52 p.m.

NET November 13.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 28, 2026, 7:46 p.m.

NET November.


Nosu • Sept. 13, 2026, 6:33 a.m.

Adding launch


Starship

Family:
Configuration: V3

Third development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    124.4 m
  • Diameter
    9.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    9.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    5250.0 T
  • Thrust
    80807.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Starship
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    V3
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Starship V3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    100000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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SpaceX

SpaceX

(SpX)

CEO: Elon Musk Founded: 2002 Successes: 728 Failures: 15 Pending: 137

Agency Type:

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

INFO WIKI
NASASpaceflight

SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15

In eight days, SpaceX completed all engine testing for Flight 15, some cryo-proof and catch… The post SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASASpaceflight

Possible Roberts Road Expansion as SpaceX pushes for Flight 16

As SpaceX prepares to fly Flight 15 in November, with a successful Static Fire test… The post Possible Roberts Road Expansion as SpaceX pushes for Flight 16 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Arstechnica

Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready

"We believe Canada should be able to reach orbit on its own terms."

NASASpaceflight

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

SpaceX is advancing toward its next two Starship missions as the company looks to close… The post SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASASpaceflight

Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing

Ship 42 for Flight 15 has headed back out to Massey’s for more cryo-proof testing… The post Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Orbital Launch Pad 2


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Yaogan 51-07 to 09
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3 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.


Kinetica 2
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SpaceSail Polar Group #17
Launch Area 140 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Electron
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Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 14 hours ago
Starlink Group 15-18
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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GSLV Mk II
Success
1 week ago
IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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Falcon 9
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1 week, 3 days ago
Starlink Group 15-16
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A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 8A
Success
1 week, 5 days ago
SatNet LEO Group 28
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Starlink Group 15-15
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 4B
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

6 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.


Long March 6A
Success
2 weeks ago
Yaogan 50-03
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Yaogan 50-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.