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Starship

The largest rocket ever flown, built to be caught and flown again.

The goal

A fully reusable rocket that makes getting to orbit cheap enough to launch huge satellite batches, land NASA astronauts on the Moon, and eventually send people and cargo to Mars.

Where it stands

The bigger Version 3 Starship started flying in 2026. Flight 14 reached orbit on September 28 and released Starlink satellites. Flight 15 is expected no earlier than November 2026, and SpaceX may try to catch both the booster and the ship. No date is set yet.

Program details last checked October 30, 2026. SpaceX Starship

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Nothing on the launch calendar yet. Launches appear here as soon as they have a date.

Missions: flown and planned

  1. No earlier than November 2026

    Flight 15

    Fourth Version 3 flight. A ship catch attempt is expected.

  2. Not yet scheduled

    Propellant transfer test

    Two Starships meet in orbit and move propellant between them.

  3. Before Artemis IV

    Uncrewed Moon landing demo

    Starship HLS lands on the Moon with no crew to prove it works.

  4. Planned early 2028

    Artemis IV landing

    Carries NASA astronauts down to the lunar surface.

  5. No date set

    Mars

    SpaceX wants to send uncrewed Starships to Mars first, then crews.

Future dates are the operator’s current targets and often slip.

Projects

Starship Version 3

A taller, more powerful version with Raptor 3 engines that now flies the test missions.

Tower catches

The launch tower’s “chopsticks” catch the returning booster. Catching the ship is next.

Refueling in orbit

One Starship filling another with propellant in space, needed before any Moon landing.

Starship HLS

The Moon lander version for NASA’s Artemis landings.

Starlink V3

Larger Starlink satellites that only Starship can launch.

Florida pads

Launch sites at Kennedy’s LC-39A and Cape Canaveral’s SLC-37 to fly more often.

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