You can follow Starship Flight 15 through SpaceX's official website and X account, @SpaceX. A Flight 15 webcast link and launch time have not been published. The reported target is NET Friday 13 November 2026, subject to FAA approval and SpaceX's final flight plan. Check the Flight 15 live page for updates and use SpaceX's stream when it is published.
When will Starship Flight 15 launch?
SpaceX VP of launch Kiko Dontchev named 13 November at UP.Summit, according to Eric Berger's on-site report cited by Teslarati. NET means "no earlier than". The date can slip, and the launch time is still TBD.
| Time zone | Flight 15 launch time |
|---|---|
| Pacific, PST (UTC−08:00) | TBD |
| Mountain, MST (UTC−07:00) | TBD |
| Central, CST (UTC−06:00), including Starbase | TBD |
| Eastern, EST (UTC−05:00) | TBD |
| UTC | TBD |
| India (UTC+05:30) | TBD |
We'll add local dates and times once SpaceX announces a launch time.
Where is the official SpaceX webcast?
Start with SpaceX's launch list. When the Flight 15 mission page appears, use its watch link. SpaceX's USSF-627 mission page lists its website and X @SpaceX as official webcast channels. Neither has a Flight 15 link or start time yet.
The generic SpaceX livestream address did not show a Flight 15 broadcast when checked. No official Flight 15 YouTube link is confirmed either. Avoid streams asking for cryptocurrency or showing old footage as live.
If you want to watch in person, read the Starbase viewing guide and where to watch Starship. Public closures override any viewing plan. A NET date is not a reason to book non-refundable travel.
Which vehicles are flying, and what are the goals?
Next Spaceflight expects Booster 22 and Ship 42, the v3 pair, from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase. The reported goal is a tower catch of both stages on one mission, including the first catch attempt for a ship. The final payload, flight duration and detailed profile are TBD.
The full Flight 15 preview covers vehicle readiness. For the names and hardware, see What is Starship? and the Starship glossary.
What should you watch for during Flight 15?
- The final go or hold. A webcast can begin before the flight is cleared. Listen for changes to the window and recovery plan.
- Ascent and hot staging. The ship lights its engines and separates from Super Heavy. From here, watch two separate vehicles.
- The booster return. Look for a boostback burn, landing burn and confirmation that the tower is ready. The catch depends on those checks.
- The ship's return. After the announced in-space operations, watch for a deorbit decision, reentry, the landing flip and a cleared tower approach.
- The result for each stage. A booster catch does not mean the ship was caught. Check both outcomes and SpaceX's post-flight report.
Flight 15's detailed timetable is still TBD. The Flight 14 timeline is background, not a schedule for these catches. See the dual-catch explainer, how the tower catch works and why the ship catch is harder.
What would success mean, and what happens next?
Ascent, mission objectives and each catch are separate milestones. Recovering both stages would not prove rapid reuse. SpaceX would still need to inspect and refly them. The Starship tracker and flight-by-flight history keep the result in context.
Starship's recovery work also matters for the wider programme, including NASA's Artemis plans and Human Landing System. Flight 15 is not a crewed Moon landing or an HLS demonstration mission. See the week's launch schedule for other flights to watch.
Where will the Flight 15 result be added?
We'll add results to the live page after launch and distinguish live camera views from SpaceX's confirmed report. For space models and observing equipment, browse our gear picks.
