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Starship has flown 14 full test flights since April 2023, all from Starbase, Texas. The launch tower has caught the Super Heavy booster 3 times, and no ship has been caught yet. Next up is Flight 15, which Elon says will try to catch both.

Next Starship flight

TBDNETStarship Next up

Flight 15

Starship V3 · SpaceX · USA

NET Q4 2026

Time Not announced yet

From Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Why it matters Elon says Flight 15 will try to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the ship. No orbital rocket's upper stage has ever been caught. Read our story

Flight 15 readiness and pad status

Booster 22 static fire at Pad 2 Not done

Waiting to roll out for static fire testing (17 Oct). A planned move to the pad on 19–20 October was cancelled. NSF thinks Booster 22 goes to the pad next. Erik Fraser NSF
Ship 42 engines Out, extra testing

Engines reported removed and Ship 42 taken back to Massey's for more testing (9 Oct). No reinstall reported yet. our Flight 15 preview
Ship 42 static fire at Massey's Not done

Has to follow the engine work. our Flight 15 preview
FAA licence for Flight 15 Not shown

No Flight 15 approval on the FAA's Starship page. FAA
Pad 2 tower and deluge Deluge tested

Catch-related tests with Ship 42 at the Pad 2 tower in September. A full deluge test ran on 20 October, and a second about 10 minutes later. The booster is not on the pad yet. Rough Riders Show NSF

Starship tally

14Full-stack test flights

3Booster tower catches

0Ship catches

1Flights that reached orbit

Every Starship flight

Flight	Liftoff (your time)	Version	Pad	Booster	Ship
14	28 Sep 2026	V3	Pad 2	Splashdown	First orbit, 26 Starlink V3
13	24 Jul 2026	V3	Pad 2	Hard splashdown	First Starlink V3 deploy, landed intact
12	22 May 2026	V3	Pad 2	Hard splashdown	First V3 ship, splashdown
11	13 Oct 2025	V2	Pad 1	Hover and splashdown	Soft splashdown
10	26 Aug 2025	V2	Pad 1	Hover and splashdown	First payload deploy, soft splashdown
9	27 May 2025	V2	Pad 1	First reflown booster, broke up	Payload door failed, then lost
8	6 Mar 2025	V2	Pad 1	Caught	Lost during ascent
7	16 Jan 2025	V2	Pad 1	Caught	Lost during ascent
6	≈19 Nov 2024*	V1	Pad 1	Catch called off, splashdown	First in-space engine relight
5	≈13 Oct 2024*	V1	Pad 1	First tower catch	Splashdown on target
4	6 Jun 2024	V1	Pad 1	Soft splashdown	First soft splashdown
3	14 Mar 2024	V1	Pad 1	Broke up during landing burn	First full ascent burn, lost during reentry
2	18 Nov 2023	V1	Pad 1	Broke up during boostback	Reached space, then lost
1	20 Apr 2023	V1	Pad 1	Lost before stage separation	Never separated

*SpaceX's pages for Flights 5 and 6 give no liftoff time. These are the times of SpaceX's "Liftoff of Starship!" posts on X. Outcomes: SpaceX mission pages, summarised in Every Starship flight so far.

Read more on Starship

When is Starship Flight 15, SpaceX's first try at catching both the booster and the ship?Elon says Starship Flight 15 is expected next month and will try to catch both Booster 22 and Ship 42. SpaceX has not set a date. An unofficial planning slide says no earlier than 8 November 2026. Every Starship flight so far: what each one tried and what happenedStarship has flown 14 test flights since April 2023. What each one tried, how the booster and ship did, and what changed, from Flight 1 to Flight 14. What is Starship? SpaceX's giant reusable rocket, explainedStarship is SpaceX's two-stage, fully reusable rocket for Earth orbit, the Moon and Mars. How it works, what it's for and where it stands in 2026. Starship glossary: 42 terms explained, from NET to static fireWhat hot staging, boostback, Mechazilla, cryoproof, static fire, NET (no earlier than) and 36 other Starship terms mean, in plain English, with sources.

Launch data: The Space Devs / Launch Library 2. Snapshot taken 22 Oct 2026. Launch times change often; check the launch provider's official channels before you plan around one.