As of , the SpaceX Starship has been launched times, with successes and failures. SpaceX has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale. It aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a mass-manufacturing pipeline and adapting it to a wide range of space missions. Starship is the latest project in SpaceX's reusable launch system development program and plan to colonize Mars, and is one of two landing systems selected by NASA for the Artemis program's crewed Lunar missions. On September 28, 2026, Flight 14 became the first Starship mission to reach Earth orbit and deploy an operational payload, placing 26 Starlink V3 satellites into low Earth orbit despite an early shutdown of one upper-stage Raptor engine.
SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the Super Heavy first stage (booster) and the Starship second stage (ship). There are four versions of the Starship vehicle: Block 1, which is retired, Block 2,, which first flew in Starship flight test 7 and was retired after Starship flight test 11, Block 3, which first flew in Starship flight test 12, and Block 4, currently in development. As of , 6 Block 1 vehicles, Block 2 vehicles, and Block 3 vehicles have flown. Both Starship's first and second stages are planned to be reusable, and are planned to be caught by the tower arms used to assemble the rocket at the pad. This capability was first demonstrated during Starship's fifth flight test, using a Block 1 booster.
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FlightNo. Date andtime (UTC) Version,booster Version,ship Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome Booster landing Ship landing 1 April 20, 202313:33:09 Block 1B7 Block 1S24 Starbase, OLP1 Transatmospheric SpaceX Flight 1 was the first with a ship integrated with the Super Heavy booster, the booster was planned to make a powered splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ship would enter a transatmospheric Earth orbit before reentering and impacting the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii. Several engines were shut down before and during flight. The vehicle eventually entered an uncontrolled spin before stage separation due to loss of thrust vector control. The flight termination system activated but the vehicle remained intact for 40 more seconds. SpaceX declared this flight a success, as their primary goal was to only clear the pad. The launch resulted in extensive damage to the orbital launch mount and the infrastructures around it, including the propellant tank farm. 2 November 18, 202313:02:50 Block 1B9 Block 1S25 Starbase, OLP1 Transatmospheric SpaceX (gulf) Flight 2 had a test flight profile similar to the first flight, with the addition of a new hot-staging technique and the introduction of a water deluge system as part of the ground support equipment at the launch pad. During the first stage ascent, all 33 engines fired to full duration. Starship and Super Heavy successfully accomplished a hot-staging separation. After initiating a flip maneuver and initiating boostback burn, the booster suffered engine shutdowns and was lost. The upper stage ascended nominally until the automated flight termination system destroyed it due to loss of communications from a fire.
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FlightNo. Date andtime (UTC) Version,booster Version,ship Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome Booster landing Ship landing 3 March 14, 202413:25:00 Block 1B10 Block 1S28 Starbase, OLP1 Suborbital SpaceX (gulf) (ocean) Flight 3 included a full-duration burn of the second-stage engines, an internal propellant-transfer demonstration, and a test of the Starlink dispenser door. The planned in-space engine relight of the spacecraft and its hard splashdown into the Indian Ocean did not occur. The booster successfully propelled the spacecraft to staging, with 13 engines ignited for a boostback burn, though six engines shut down prematurely. During the landing burn ignition, only three engines ignited, and the booster was lost around 400 meters above the ocean. At reentry, Ship had an uncontrolled roll and lost telemetry, leading SpaceX to conclude the ship was lost during reentry. 4 June 6, 202412:50:00 Block 1B11 Block 1S29 Starbase, OLP1 Suborbital SpaceX (gulf) (ocean) Flight 4 flew a similar trajectory to Flight 3, with the addition of a ship landing burn and soft splashdown. One Raptor engine was lost shortly after liftoff, but the booster performed in accordance to its flight profile and conducted a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on a "virtual tower", in preparation for a catch by the launch tower during Flight 5. The spacecraft performed a successful reentry despite severe forward flap damage and conducted a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, within the target region but 6 kilometers from the center. 5 October 13, 202412:25:00 Block 1B12 Block 1S30 Starbase, OLP1 Suborbital SpaceX (OLP-1) (ocean) Flight 5 was the first to achieve booster recovery and complete a flight without engine failures. After stage separation, the booster returned to the launch site and was caught by the launch tower arms despite damage to a chine during descent. Following a coast phase, Ship 30 reentered the atmosphere, performed reentry despite forward flap damage, and executed a landing burn, splashing down at its target in the Indian Ocean. 6 November 19, 202422:00:00 Block 1B13 Block 1S31 Starbase, OLP1 Plush banana Transatmospheric SpaceX (ocean) Flight 6 was the second attempt at booster recovery and the final use of a Block 1 upper stage. Heat shield tiles were removed from key areas of Ship 31, which also lacked the ablative backup layer from Flight 5. Following stage separation, the booster was diverted to the ocean near the launch site due to damage to the catch tower during liftoff. The ship completed an in-space engine relight test and re-entered, splashing down in the Indian Ocean during daylight—a first for Starship. Despite a reduced heat shield and steeper re-entry trajectory, Ship 31 sustained minimal flap damage. The flight also carried Starship's first payload, a toy stuffed banana serving as the zero-gravity indicator, which remained onboard throughout the mission.
2025 In a talk in November 2024, Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders announced that SpaceX hoped to be able to catch a Starship upper stage sometime in the next 6 months and have as many as 25 launches in 2025. This did not occur. Starship was launched five times in 2025. FlightNo. Date andtime (UTC) Version,booster Version,ship Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome Booster landing Ship landing 7 January 16, 202522:37:00 Block 2B141 Block 2S33 Starbase, OLP1 10 Starlink simulator satellites ~ Transatmospheric SpaceX (OLP-1) Flight 7 was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean approximately one hour post-launch. It marked the inaugural flight of a Block 2 Ship, featuring structural, avionics, and other upgrades. The mission also aimed to test the deployment system for 10 Starlink mass simulator satellites. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns due to a propellant leak larger than the Ship's systems could handle, followed by a total loss of telemetry. SpaceX stated the autonomous flight safety system destroyed the Ship about three minutes after loss of telemetry. The booster successfully returned to the launch site, where it was caught by the launch tower arms on OLP-1 without noticeable damage to the chines.8 March 6, 202523:31:02 Block 2B151 Block 2S34 Starbase, OLP1 4 Starlink simulator satellites ~ Transatmospheric SpaceX Flight 8 was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean. During the Ship's initial burn, several engines shut down and the Ship lost control and later telemetry. The booster was successfully commanded to return to the launch site despite having two engines fail to relight for its boostback burn. One of the failed engines managed to reignite for the catch, which was successful.9 May 27, 202523:36:28Block 2B14-2 Block 2S35 Starbase, OLP1 8 Starlink simulator satellites ~ Transatmospheric SpaceX Flight 9 was the first to reuse a Super Heavy booster, along with 29 engines having been used on a flight, which completed ascent and boostback into a high angle of attack but was lost before splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship reached engine cutoff but failed to deploy its payload of eight Starlink simulator satellites and experienced a fuel leak, resulting in a loss of control. The ship was passivated before reentry and broke up over the Indian Ocean.10August 26, 202523:30:00 Block 2B16 Block 2S37Starbase, OLP18 Starlink simulator satellites~TransatmosphericSpaceXFlight 10 was delayed by around two months because the ship originally designated for the flight was lost during testing. The booster ignited all thirty-three engines, though it lost one during the ascent burn. It would continue to complete its mission, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico after simulating an engine out. The ship reached the desired trajectory and deployed all eight of its Starlink simulators. It then relit a single Raptor engine in space, followed by atmospheric entry. During descent through the atmosphere, there was substantial damage to the engine section. Despite this, S37 was able to softly splash down within three meters of its target site in the Indian Ocean.11October 13, 202523:23:00Block 2B152 Block 2S38Starbase, OLP18 Starlink simulator satellites~TransatmosphericSpaceXFlight 11 was the last flight of Block 2 vehicles, as well as the last flight from Pad-1 before its retrofit. It flew a similar profile to the previous two flights, with twenty-four engines flying for a second time on Booster 15. The booster performed nominally during its flight, with the only anomaly being the loss of a Raptor engine on the boostback burn, though it would later reignite on the landing burn. The ship, like on the previous flight, made it to SECO before deploying its eight Starlink simulators. Following this, a single Raptor engine was lit in space, with the ship reentering shortly afterwards. Unlike on Flight 10, the ship was mostly undamaged from heat on reentry, despite the intentional removal of several tiles. S38 landed on target in the Indian Ocean.
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