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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Friday 13 November 2026 for Flight 15, with Booster 22 and Ship 42 expected from Pad 2 at Starbase. The goal is the first tower recovery of both stages on one flight. Time TBD. FAA approval and the final flight profile are pending.

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When is Starship Flight 15?

NET Friday 13 November 2026

NET 13 November · time TBD

Launch time not announced yet; the date can slip.

Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX's VP of launch, gave the target at UP.Summit, Teslarati reports. SpaceX has not published a Flight 15 mission page or launch window.

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Starship Flight 15

Starship-Super Heavy v3 · SpaceX · USA

NET 13 Nov 2026

Time Not announced yet

From Orbital Launch Pad 2 (planned), Starbase, Texas

What is the Flight 15 plan?

Launch target
NET Friday 13 November 2026. SpaceX VP of launch Kiko Dontchev gave the target at UP.Summit, reported by Eric Berger and Teslarati. The date can slip. Teslarati
Time
TBD. No launch window or webcast start is published. Teslarati
Vehicle
Super Heavy Booster 22 (B22) and Ship 42 (S42), the v3 pair listed by Next Spaceflight. SpaceX has not confirmed the final configuration. Next Spaceflight
Launch site
Orbital Launch Pad 2 (OLP-2), Starbase, Texas, as listed by Next Spaceflight. Next Spaceflight
Recovery goal
Two tower catches on one mission, including the first ship catch attempt. The booster and ship return separately. The final flight plan and approval are pending. Space.com
FAA status
Flight approval is pending in current reporting. The FAA project page covers licensing but has no Flight 15 authorization. Environmental review is separate from a flight licence. FAA

Launch-card file photo: SpaceX, Flight 14. Copyright remains SpaceX. The photo is not Flight 15.

What are the latest Flight 15 updates?

Newest updates first. Refresh for new entries. This is not live telemetry.

  1. 13 November remains the reported NET target

    Kiko Dontchev's UP.Summit remarks set the reported target, published on 5 November. No launch time or Flight 15 webcast is published. FAA approval and the final flight plan are pending. Source

Starship lifting off from Pad 2 at Starbase on Flight 14, not Flight 15
Flight 14 lifting off from Pad 2, 28 September 2026. File image, not Flight 15. Image: SpaceX. Copyright SpaceX, used here for editorial coverage. No Creative Commons licence is asserted.

What will Flight 15 try to do?

SpaceX plans to catch the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage with the launch tower on the same mission. Elon announced that goal on the 20 October earnings call, Space.com reports. No ship has been caught yet. The expected vehicles are B22 and S42, according to Next Spaceflight.

A dual catch means two recoveries on one flight. The booster returns first. The ship returns later, after its flight through space. Mission duration, payload and catch times are still TBD.

What is the planned Flight 15 timeline?

  1. Before launch: regulatory approval, final vehicle and pad checks, a SpaceX flight plan and a launch window.
  2. Ascent: liftoff, hot staging and stage separation. The booster and ship then follow different paths.
  3. Booster return: boostback and landing burn, with a tower catch only if vehicle and tower checks allow it.
  4. Ship return: any planned in-space operations, deorbit, reentry, the landing flip and a catch attempt if cleared.

Flight 15's detailed timetable is not published. Flight 14's times do not apply. See what to watch for and how the two catches differ.

What would count as success?

Ascent, mission objectives and each catch are separate milestones. A booster catch alone is not a dual catch. Both stages must return to the tower. SpaceX would still need to inspect and refly them to show rapid reuse.

What happens after Flight 15?

SpaceX will need to assess the vehicles and tower. We'll add its inspection findings and next-flight plan when published. No Flight 16 date is announced here.

For the background, read the full Flight 15 preview, the Starship tracker, how the tower catch works, why the ship is harder to catch and every earlier flight. For the Moon-lander context, see Artemis and Starship HLS. Flight 15 is not an Artemis crew mission. Browse our space gear picks.

What happened on Flight 15?

Results will be added after the flight.

Frequently asked questions

Is 13 November a confirmed launch date?

No. Kiko Dontchev gave it as a no-earlier-than target at UP.Summit. FAA approval, the final flight plan and a launch time are still pending.

Which ship and booster are expected?

Next Spaceflight lists Booster 22 and Ship 42 for Flight 15, with launch from Pad 2 at Starbase. SpaceX has not confirmed the final mission plan.

Will the ship and booster be caught at the same time?

No. Dual catch means recovering both on the same mission. The booster returns first, while the ship has its own later return. Exact Flight 15 catch times are TBD.

Where can I watch Flight 15?

Use SpaceX's official mission page when published and X @SpaceX. No mission-specific Flight 15 webcast link or start time is published yet. See our watch guide.

Has Flight 15 flown?

Not as of this page's last update. We'll add results after the flight and check them against SpaceX's mission report.

Sources

  1. Teslarati, 5 Nov: Kiko Dontchev names the 13 Nov target at UP.Summit
  2. Next Spaceflight: Flight 15 readiness, vehicles and Pad 2
  3. Space.com, 20 Oct: the planned catch of both stages
  4. FAA: Starship project and licensing requirements
  5. SpaceX: official launches and mission pages
  6. SpaceX: Flight 14 results and flight timeline