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| {{About|launches of the Starship vehicle|the suborbital flight tests of the upper stage|List of Starship upper stage flight tests}} | {{About|launches of the Starship vehicle|the suborbital flight tests of the upper stage|List of Starship upper stage flight tests}} | ||
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| Since April 2023, the ] ] has been launched {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunches}} times, with {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchSuccess}} successes and {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchFailure}} failures. The American company has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dans |first=Enrique |title=Elon Musk's Economies Of Scale Won SpaceX The NASA Moonshot |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2021/04/25/elon-musks-economies-of-scale-won-spacex-the-nasamoonshot/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> It aims to achieve this by ], increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a ] pipeline and ] of space missions.<ref |
Since April 2023, the ] ] has been launched {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunches}} times, with {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchSuccess}} successes and {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchFailure}} failures. The American company has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dans |first=Enrique |title=Elon Musk's Economies Of Scale Won SpaceX The NASA Moonshot |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2021/04/25/elon-musks-economies-of-scale-won-spacex-the-nasamoonshot/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> It aims to achieve this by ], increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a ] pipeline and ] of space missions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=29 September 2019 |title=Elon Musk says SpaceX's Mars rocket will be cheaper than he once thought. Here's why |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/29/business/elon-musk-spacex-mars-starship-cost/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626040403/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/29/business/elon-musk-spacex-mars-starship-cost/index.html |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=3 January 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garofalo |first=Meredith |date=8 June 2024 |title=SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-one-a-day-starfactory |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> Starship is the latest project in SpaceX's ] and ], and also one of two landing systems selected by ] for the ] crewed Lunar missions. | ||
| SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the ] first stage (booster) and the ambiguously-named ] second stage (ship).<ref |
SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the ] first stage (booster) and the ambiguously-named ] second stage (ship).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amos |first=Jonathan |date=6 August 2021 |title=Biggest ever rocket is assembled briefly in Texas |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58120874 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811063944/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58120874 |archive-date=11 August 2021 |access-date=30 May 2022 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> There are three versions of Starship: ], (also known as Starship 1, Version 1, or V1) which is retired, ], which first flew in ], and ], which is still in development. As of September 2024, vehicles of different versions are expected to be integrated and flown together.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jax |date=2024-06-04 |title=From Render to Reality: A Status Update on Starship Block 2 |url=https://ringwatchers.com/article/v2-ship-june-2024#block-2-super-heavy |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Ringwatchers}}</ref> As of January 2025, 6 Block 1 vehicles and {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalBlock2Launches}} Block 2 vehicle have flown;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=Eric |date=2024-04-08 |title=Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/elon-musk-just-gave-another-mars-speech-this-time-the-vision-seems-tangible/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> with the last Block 1 ship completing its mission in November 2024.<ref name="SpaceX 6th test" /> Both Starship's first and second stages are planned to be ], and are planned to be caught by the tower arms used to assemble the rocket at the pad.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5k3ZzPf_0 |title=Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching robotic launch tower with Elon Musk! |date=2022-05-26 |last=Everyday Astronaut |access-date=2024-06-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref> This capability was first demonstrated during Starship's fifth flight test, using a Block 1 booster.<ref name="Weber 2024" /> | ||
| == Launch statistics == | == Launch statistics == | ||
| Starship vehicles have been launched |
Starship vehicles have been launched {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunches}} times, resulting in {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchSuccess}} successes ({{percentage|{{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchSuccess}}|{{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunches}}|2}}), and {{SpaceX Starship Statistics|totalLaunchFailure}} failures. Starship Block 1 was launched six times between April 2023 and November 2024, with the ship retired ahead of the seventh flight.<ref name="McCrea 2024-07-31" /> Block 1 boosters are expected to fly further into the future.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2024-08-08 |title=Starship is getting a new environmental assessment |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/08/starship-new-environmental-assessment/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref><!--PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE EDITING THIS SECTION | ||
| 1. Aborted catches, like during the sixth flight, are to be listed as "Ocean Success" unless they fail during the landing burn. In order to be listed as "Tower Failure |
1. Aborted catches, like during the sixth flight, are to be listed as "Ocean Success" unless they fail during the landing burn. In order to be listed as "Tower Failure," the vehicle needs to commit to the catch and then fail to be caught. | ||
| 2. The launch outcomes table lists previously flown launches and the number of launches officially |
2. The launch outcomes table lists previously flown launches and the number of launches officially announced. Goals from SpaceX, like "25 launches in 2025" are not listed. | ||
| 3. Booster and Ship version are not always the same. Make sure that the version is properly listed for both vehicles. | 3. Booster and Ship version are not always the same. Make sure that the version is properly listed for both vehicles. | ||
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| {{date|20 April 2023}}<br/>13:33:09<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Mike |last2=published |first2=Tariq Malik |date=2023-04-20 |title=SpaceX's 1st Starship launches on epic test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-first-space-launch |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| {{Failure}}{{efn|name=declaration|SpaceX declared success<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett Tingley |date=2023-04-20 |title=Relive SpaceX's explosive 1st Starship test flight in these incredible launch photos |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-1st-launch-april-2023-photos |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett Tingley |date=2023-11-22 |title=Watch SpaceX's Starship explode in astronomer's stunning telescope footage (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-telescope-astronomer-video |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
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| | colspan=11 |For the ] with a ship integrated with the ], the booster was planned to make a powered splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ship would enter a ] before reentering and impacting the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii. Three engines were shut down before the booster lifted off the launch mount, with at least three more engines shutting down during booster powered flight. The vehicle eventually entered an uncontrolled spin before stage separation due to loss of ]. The ] activated with the intent to destroy the vehicle immediately, but the vehicle remained intact until T+3:59, more than 40 seconds after activation of the flight termination system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Callaghan |first=Jonathan |date=2023-10-01 |title=Termination shock |url=https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022181656/https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |archive-date=22 October 2023 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Aerospace America |language=en-US}}</ref> SpaceX declared this flight a success, as their primary goal was to only clear the pad.<ref>{{ |
| colspan=11 |For the ] with a ship integrated with the ], the booster was planned to make a powered splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ship would enter a ] before reentering and impacting the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii. Three engines were shut down before the booster lifted off the launch mount, with at least three more engines shutting down during booster powered flight. The vehicle eventually entered an uncontrolled spin before stage separation due to loss of ]. The ] activated with the intent to destroy the vehicle immediately, but the vehicle remained intact until T+3:59, more than 40 seconds after activation of the flight termination system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Callaghan |first=Jonathan |date=2023-10-01 |title=Termination shock |url=https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022181656/https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |archive-date=22 October 2023 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Aerospace America |language=en-US}}</ref> SpaceX declared this flight a success, as their primary goal was to only clear the pad.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Emre |date=2023-04-20 |title=SpaceX Starship launches from Texas, then explodes over Gulf of Mexico |url=https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/20/spacex-launch-live-stream-starship/11702498002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164334/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/20/spacex-launch-live-stream-starship/11702498002/ |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |work=]}}</ref> The launch resulted in extensive damage to the orbital launch mount and the infrastructures around it, including the propellant tank farm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Powerful Blast from SpaceX's Starship Damages Launch Pad and Wrecks Nearby Minivan |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/powerful-blast-spacex-starship-damages-170800340.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| | {{date|18 November 2023}}<br/>13:02:50<ref |
| {{date|18 November 2023}}<br/>13:02:50<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinner |first=Josh |date=2023-11-18 |title=SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-second-test-flight-launch-explodes |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan=11 |The ] of Starship 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 ]. After initiating a flip maneuver and initiating boostback burn, several booster engines began shutting down due to filter blockage.<ref name=" |
| colspan=11 |The ] of Starship 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 ]. After initiating a flip maneuver and initiating boostback burn, several booster engines began shutting down due to filter blockage.<ref name="SpaceX 2024-02-26" /> An energetic failure of one engine caused the booster to explode.<ref name="SpaceX 2024-02-26" /> The upper stage ascended nominally for another six minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2023-11-17 |title=After upgrades, Starship achieves numerous successes during second test flight |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/ift-2-launch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211004114/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/ift-2-launch/ |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> A leak in the aft section developed during a planned liquid oxygen venting, resulting in a combustion event that interrupted communication between the craft’s flight computers, causing full engine shutdown,<ref name="SpaceX 2024-02-26" /> after which the flight termination system successfully destroyed the ship as it reached an altitude of ~148 km and velocity of ~24,000 km/h.<ref name="SpaceX 2024-02-26" /> | ||
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| | {{date|14 March 2024}}<br/>13:25:00<ref |
| {{date|14 March 2024}}<br/>13:25:00<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinner |first=Josh |date=2024-03-14 |title=SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-launch |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan=11 | The ] of Starship included a full-duration burn of the second-stage engines, an internal propellant-transfer demonstration, and a test of the Starlink dispenser door. If the test sequence had progressed further, additional tests would have included an in-space relight followed by a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean, approximately 1{{nbsp}}hour, 4{{nbsp}}minutes after launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=2023-12-05 |title=SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175509/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html |archive-date=5 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref |
| colspan=11 | The ] of Starship included a full-duration burn of the second-stage engines, an internal propellant-transfer demonstration, and a test of the Starlink dispenser door. If the test sequence had progressed further, additional tests would have included an in-space relight followed by a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean, approximately 1{{nbsp}}hour, 4{{nbsp}}minutes after launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=2023-12-05 |title=SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175509/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html |archive-date=5 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="SpaceX 3rd test" /> The booster successfully propelled the spacecraft to staging, with 13 engines successfully ignited for a boostback burn, though 6 engines failed a few seconds before the end of the burn. However, several minutes later, during the landing burn ignition, only three engines ignited, and the booster was destroyed at an altitude of 462 meters above the ocean.<ref name="SpaceX 3rd test" /> The booster malfunctions were attributed to continuing filter blockage issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=Eric |date=2024-05-24 |title=SpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/spacex-sets-next-starship-flight-date-will-focus-on-propulsion-and-landing/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}</ref> The spacecraft trajectory was suborbital, with a {{cvt|234|km}} apogee and {{cvt|-50|km}} perigee,<ref name="McDowell 2024" /> although the ship did reach ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strickland |first=Ashley |date=2024-03-16 |title=Starship's monumental third flight ends unexpectedly |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/world/starship-milestones-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316152105/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/world/starship-milestones-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html |archive-date=16 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> A scheduled restart of a ] for a ] burn test did not occur, which would have resulted in a {{cvt|50|km}} perigee and somewhat later ].<ref name="McDowell 2024" /> At reentry, Ship had an uncontrolled roll. Minutes into atmospheric re-entry, Ship 28's telemetry cut off, leading SpaceX to conclude the ship had disintegrated prior to its planned splashdown. | ||
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| | {{date|6 June 2024}}<br>12:50:00<ref |
| {{date|6 June 2024}}<br>12:50:00<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tingley |first=Brett |date=2024-06-06 |title=SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-4th-flight-test-photos |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan=11 | The ] of Starship 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 still managed to perform in accordance to its flight profile and conduct a successful controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico<ref |
| colspan=11 | The ] of Starship 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 still managed to perform in accordance to its flight profile and conduct a successful controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beil |first=Adrian |date=2024-06-05 |title=Starship finds success on fourth flight test |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/06/starship-launch-fourth-time/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> on a "virtual tower", in preparation for a catch by the launch tower during Flight 5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=2024-04-19 |title=As IFT-4 prepares for launch, Starship’s future is coming into focus |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/ift-4-prepares-starships-future-focus/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The spacecraft performed a successful reentry despite severe forward flap damage and conducted a successful controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starship Flight 4 |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-4 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=SpaceX |language=en}}</ref> within the target region but 6 kilometers from the center.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zafar |first=Ramish |date=2024-06-07 |title=SpaceX Starship Missed Its Landing Spot By 6 Kilometers Says Musk |url=https://wccftech.com/spacex-starship-missed-its-landing-spot-by-6-kilometers-says-musk/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan="2" | 5 | ! rowspan="2" | 5 | ||
| | {{date|13 October 2024}}<br/>12:25:00<ref |
| {{date|13 October 2024}}<br/>12:25:00<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Mike |date=2024-10-13 |title=SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Space.com |language=en |edition=updated, last}}</ref> | ||
| | ]<br />] | | ],<br />] | ||
| | ]<br />] | | ],<br />] | ||
| | ], ] | | ], ] | ||
| | {{N/a}} | | {{N/a}} | ||
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| | {{Success}} (OLP |
| {{Success}} (OLP-A) | ||
| | {{Unofficial2|Controlled}} (ocean) | | {{Unofficial2|Controlled}} (ocean) | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan="11" |The ] |
| colspan="11" |The ] was the first to achieve booster recovery and complete a flight without engine failures. After stage separation, the booster ] and was successfully caught by the launch tower arms despite damage to a chine during descent. Following a coast phase, Ship 30 reentered the atmosphere, performed a successful reentry despite forward flap damage, and executed a landing burn, splashing down precisely at its target in the Indian Ocean. A buoy camera captured Ship 30 exploding shortly after contact with the water.<ref name="Weber 2024" /> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan="2" | 6 | ! rowspan="2" | 6 | ||
| | {{date|19 November 2024}}<br/>22:00:00<ref name=" |
| {{date|19 November 2024}}<br/>22:00:00<ref name="NASASpaceflight 2024-11-16" /> | ||
| | ]<br />] | | ],<br />] | ||
| | ]<br />] | | ],<br />] | ||
| | ], ] | | ], ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
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| | {{Success}} | | {{Success}} | ||
| | {{diagonal split header|{{Dark mode invert|<sub>Abort (OLP{{nbh}}A)</sub>}}|{{Dark mode invert|<sup>Controlled (ocean)</sup>}}|#FFB|#BFE}} | |||
| | {{Unofficial2|Controlled}} (ocean) (tower abort) | |||
| | {{Unofficial2|Controlled}} (ocean) | | {{Unofficial2|Controlled}} (ocean) | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan="11" |The ] |
| colspan="11" |The ] 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 stuffed banana serving as the zero-gravity indicator, which remained onboard throughout the mission.<ref name="NASASpaceflight 2024-11-16" /> | ||
| |} | |||
| === 2025 === | |||
| {{sticky header}} | |||
| {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" id="2025ytd" style="width: 100%;" | |||
| ! Flight<br />No. | |||
| ! scope="col" | Date and<br />time (]) | |||
| ! scope="col" | Version,<br />Booster | |||
| ! scope="col" | Version,<br />Ship | |||
| ! scope="col" | Launch site | |||
| ! scope="col" | Payload | |||
| ! scope="col" | Payload mass | |||
| ! scope="col" | Orbit | |||
| ! scope="col" | Customer | |||
| ! scope="col" | Launch outcome | |||
| ! scope="col" | Booster landing | |||
| ! scope="col" | Ship landing | |||
| |- | |||
| ! rowspan=2 | 7 | |||
| | {{date|16 January 2025}}<br/>22:37:00<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wall |first=Mike |date=2025-01-16 |title=SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos) |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-catches-super-heavy-booster-on-starship-flight-7-test-but-loses-upper-stage-video-photos |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=Space.com}}</ref> | |||
| | ],<br />]<ref name="Bergin 2024" /> | |||
| | ],<br />]<ref name="McCrea 2024-07-31" /> | |||
| | ], ] | |||
| |10 ] simulator satellites<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Starship's Seventh Flight Test |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7 |access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=SpaceX.com}}</ref> | |||
| |~{{cvt|20000|kg}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2023 |title=Consolidated opposition to petitions and response to comments of SPACEX. Exhibit A. satellite dimensions and DAS outputs. |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=22627897 |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> | |||
| | ] | |||
| | ] | |||
| | {{Failure}} | |||
| | {{Success}} (OLP-A) | |||
| | {{N/A|Precluded}} | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan=11 | The ] of Starship was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean approximately one hour post-launch.<ref name="McCrea 2024-11-27" /> It marked the inaugural flight of a Block 2 Ship, featuring structural, avionics, and other upgrades.<ref name="McCrea 2024-07-31" /> The mission also aimed to test the deployment system for 10 ] satellites. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns, followed by a total loss of telemetry. The vehicle subsequently exploded over the ], likely due to a fuel leak, prompting airspace closures in the region for over an hour.<ref name="Clark 2025">{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2025-01-17 |title=Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/fire-destroys-starship-on-its-seventh-test-flight-raining-debris-from-space/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref> The booster successfully returned to the launch site, where it was caught by the launch tower arms on OLP-A, becoming the second booster recovered after B12 on flight 5.<ref name="Clark 2025" /> | |||
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| === 2025 === | === 2025 === | ||
| In a talk in November 2024 |
In a talk in November 2024, Starbase General Manager ] announced that SpaceX wants to catch a ] upper stage sometime in the next 6 months and have 25 launches in 2025.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zt8WrIAa2Ok |title=CONACES 2024 {{!}} Conferencia: SpaceX. Ing. Kathryn Lueders. |date=2024-11-07 |last=Hacia el Espacio |access-date=2024-11-11 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
| {| class="wikitable sticky-header" id="2025" style="width: 100%;" | {| class="wikitable sticky-header" id="2025" style="width: 100%;" | ||
| ! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date and time (]) | ! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date and time (]) | ||
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| ! scope="col" | Launch site | ! scope="col" | Launch site | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload | ! scope="col" | Payload | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload mass | |||
| ! scope="col" | Orbit | ! scope="col" | Orbit | ||
| ! scope="col" | Customer | ! scope="col" | Customer | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan="2" | {{date|February 2025}}<ref name="Clark 2025" /> | |||
| | rowspan="2" | {{date|11 January 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2024-12-19 |title=FAA gives Flight 7 the Go Ahead, SpaceX to complete final steps ahead of launch |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/faa-flight-7-go/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| | ]<br />]<ref name=" |
| ],<br />]<ref name="McCrea 2024-11-27" /> | ||
| | ]<br />]<ref name=" |
| ],<br />]<ref name="Bergin 2024" /> | ||
| | ], ] | | ], ] | ||
| | {{N/a}} | | {{N/a|Unknown}} | ||
| | {{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ]/]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YswFndtQsw |title=Starship Flight 6 Aftermath: Pad Work, Vehicle Updates & Flight 7 News! 🚀 {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2024-11-25 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-11-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
| | {{TBA}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan="7" |{{As of|2025|1}}, ]'s flight profile is unknown. Expected to be the second flight of a Block 2 ship. On the 17th January 2025, the ] ordered SpaceX to perform a mishap investigation into the breakup of Flight 7, grounding Starship until the inquiry was complete.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=General Statements |url=https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/statements/general-statements |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=]}}</ref> As of January 2024, the effect of ]'s launch failure on Flight 8's schedule is unknown. | |||
| | colspan="6" |As of November 2024, ] is expected to fly a similar trajectory to the previous flight, targeting a splashdown in the Indian Ocean approximately one hour after launch.<ref name=":5" /> Flight 7 will feature the first flight of a Block 2 ship.<ref name="nsf20240731" /> | |||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" | {{date|February 2025}}<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfrvlrjt3E |title=Booster 14 Spin Prime Test Sparks Curiosity at Starbase 🚀 {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2024-12-09 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-12-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
| |]<br />]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=McCrea |first=Aaron |date=2024-11-27 |title=Starbase continues its rapid pace of advancement after Starship Flight 6 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/starship-roundup-11-27-24/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| |]<br />]<ref name="Bergin 2024" /> | |||
| |], ] | |||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| |]<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| |] | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="6" |As of September 2024, the flight profile for ] is unknown. Flight 8 will be the second flight of a Block 2 ship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2024 |title=Starship 34 nose cone rolled into the high bay today |url=https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1836850062934085939 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> After Flight 6, Elon Musk announced that Flight 8 may feature the first catch of the ship.<ref name=":3">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asaCSdbErEg |title=Starship's Most Daring Flight Yet! {{!}} This Week in Spaceflight |date=2024-11-22 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-11-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
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| | {{N/a}} | | {{N/a}} | ||
| |{{N/a}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |Launch of the Starship target for the ].<ref name="Clark 2024" /> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
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| | Propellant | | Propellant | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |Launch of the Starship chaser for the ]. Launch will be 3-4 weeks after target Starship launch, using the same launch pad.<ref name="Clark 2024" /> | ||
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| ! scope="col" | Launch site | ! scope="col" | Launch site | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload | ! scope="col" | Payload | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload mass | |||
| ! scope="col" | Orbit | ! scope="col" | Orbit | ||
| ! scope="col" | Customer | ! scope="col" | Customer | ||
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| | rowspan="2" |2026 | | rowspan="2" |2026 | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |{{N/a|Unknown}} | ||
| |Depot<ref name="NASA 2024" /> | |||
| |Depot<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission |url=https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/human-landing-system-program/nasa-spacex-illustrate-key-moments-of-artemis-lunar-lander-mission/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |{{TBA}} | ||
| |] | |] | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| |] | |] | ||
| |] | |] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |SpaceX will launch a depot to store propellant for HLS flights.<ref name="NASA 2024" /> As of November 2024, it is unknown whether the depot will support multiple missions. | ||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" |2026 | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |||
| |Propellant | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for HLS demo. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan=2 | {{date|2026}} | | rowspan=2 | {{date|2026}} | ||
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| | ] | | ] | ||
| | {{TBA}} | | {{TBA}} | ||
| | Uncrewed Lunar Demo<ref |
| Uncrewed Lunar Demo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Landing Systems |url=https://www.nasa.gov/reference/human-landing-systems/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ], ] | | ], ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |NASA's demonstration mission for the Human Landing System prior to Artemis 3, announced in April 2021. For this mission, SpaceX attempts to land a Starship HLS on the ]. (Before this, an unknown number of successful refueling flights will be required, estimated to be in the high teens.<ref name="Smith 2023" />) | ||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" |2026 | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |||
| |Propellant | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |] | |||
| |Astrolab | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for FLEX rover. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan=2 | {{date|2026}} | | rowspan=2 | {{date|2026}} | ||
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| | ] | | ] | ||
| | {{TBA}} | | {{TBA}} | ||
| | Astrolab FLEX rover<ref |
| Astrolab FLEX rover<ref>{{Cite web |title=Astrolab |url=https://astrolab.space/mission1 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=astrolab.space}}</ref>{{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}} | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | Astrolab | | Astrolab | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover will include 1,000 kilograms of customer payloads. | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan="2" |2026 |
| rowspan="2" |2026 | ||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |||
| |Propellant | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for first Starship mars mission. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" |2026<ref name="SpaceX 6th test" /> | |||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |{{N/a|Unknown}} | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |{{N/a|Unknown}} | ||
| |{{TBA}} | |{{TBA}} | ||
| |Uncrewed Mars Demo<ref name="SpaceX 6th test" /><ref name="Meenaktshi 2024" /> | |||
| |Uncrewed Mars Demo<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Meenaktshi |first=Harshita |last2=Dey |first2=Mrinmay |date=September 22, 2024 |title=SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says |url=https://www.reuters.com/science/musk-says-spacex-plans-launch-about-five-uncrewed-starships-mars-two-years-2024-09-22/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> | |||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| |] | |] | ||
| |] | |] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |SpaceX plans to launch around five Starship upper stages to ] in the 2026 Mars transfer window.<ref name="Meenaktshi 2024" /> The Ships would attempt to land on an unspecified location on the Martian surface upon arrival at Mars, as part of their ].<ref name="SpaceX 6th test" /> | ||
| |} | |} | ||
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| ! scope="col" | Launch site | ! scope="col" | Launch site | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload | ! scope="col" | Payload | ||
| ! scope="col" | Payload mass | |||
| ! scope="col" | Orbit | ! scope="col" | Orbit | ||
| ! scope="col" | Customer | ! scope="col" | Customer | ||
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| | {{n/a|Unknown}} | | {{n/a|Unknown}} | ||
| | {{TBA}} | | {{TBA}} | ||
| | ]<ref |
| ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Seth |date=2023-11-06 |title=Panasonic Avionics picks Superbird-9 to further extend GEO capacity |url=https://paxex.aero/panasonic-avionics-picks-superbird-9-to-further-extend-geo-capacity/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=PaxEx.Aero |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |Superbird-9 is a ]'s fully flexible HTS (High Throughput Satellites) based on Airbus' OneSat product line. | ||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" |2027 | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |||
| |Propellant | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for ISRU Processing System. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan=2 | {{date|2027}} | | rowspan=2 | {{date|2027}} | ||
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| | ] | | ] | ||
| | {{TBA}} | | {{TBA}} | ||
| | ISRU Processing System<ref name="OffWorld 2023" |
| ISRU Processing System<ref name="OffWorld 2023" />{{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}} | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |In April 2023, LSA and a private firm, ] Europe, announced a partnership to develop an ] process to extract, process, store and use water collected from the surface of the ] in the form of ice. The project, which is under the oversight of the ESA, will use OffWorld's technical expertise in robotics with a technology demonstration mission slated for launch to the moon in 2027 as part of ]'s first ] mission for the ].<ref name="OffWorld 2023" /> An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.<ref name="Smith 2023" /> | ||
| |- | |||
| | rowspan="2" |Mid 2027 | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |{{TBA}} | |||
| |Propellant | |||
| |{{N/a|unknown}} | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for Artemis III landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | rowspan="2" |Mid 2027<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=2024-12-05 |title=Artemis II rescheduled for spring of 2026 as program decides on path forward |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/artemis-ii-update-2/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | | rowspan="2" |Mid 2027<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=2024-12-05 |title=Artemis II rescheduled for spring of 2026 as program decides on path forward |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/artemis-ii-update-2/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| |{{TBA}} | |{{TBA}} | ||
| |]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Artemis III: NASA's First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole |url=https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-iii/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | |]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Artemis III: NASA's First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole |url=https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-iii/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| |{{N/a|Unknown}} | |||
| |], ] | |], ] | ||
| |] | |] | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | colspan=" |
| colspan="7" |] will be the first crewed lunar landing since ]. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.<ref name="Smith 2023">{{Cite web |title=At Least 15 Starship Launches Needed to Execute Artemis III Lunar Landing |url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/at-least-15-starship-launches-to-execute-artemis-iii-lunar-landing/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for Artemis IV landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
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| ]<ref name="Lloyd 2022">{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Vanessa |date=15 November 2022 |title=NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-spacex-second-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121142814/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-spacex-second-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0/ |archive-date=21 November 2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=NASA}}</ref> | ||
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| colspan="7" |On November 15, 2022, NASA announced it had awarded a contract to SpaceX as part of Option B of the Appendix H contract. This would allow SpaceX to use a second-generation Starship HLS design to conduct a ]-based demonstration mission as part of ].<ref name="Lloyd 2022" /> An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.<ref name="Smith 2023" /> | ||
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| ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=2024-01-31 |title=Starlab, meet Starship: Private space station buys SpaceX launch for later this decade |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/voyagers-starlab-space-station-buys-spacex-starship-launch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131162413/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/voyagers-starlab-space-station-buys-spacex-starship-launch.html |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for Eagle rover landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
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| | rowspan="2" | 2029<ref name="Fernholz 2024" /> | |||
| | rowspan="2" | 2029<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernholz |first=Tim |date=2024-11-21 |title=Starship Hired To Fly Two Lunar Rovers |url=https://payloadspace.com/starship-hired-to-fly-two-lunar-rovers/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Payload |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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|]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2024-11-21 |title=Lunar Outpost selects Starship to deliver rover to the moon |url=https://spacenews.com/lunar-outpost-selects-starship-to-deliver-rover-to-the-moon/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref>{{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}} | ||
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| colspan="7" |The Eagle Rover has been selected by NASA for study as a Lunar Terrain Vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions |url=https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| | colspan="7" |Tanker launch for Lunar Cruiser landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.<ref name="Philip Sloss 2025" /> | |||
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| | rowspan="2" |2032<ref name="NASASpaceflight 2024-11-22" /> | |||
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| |]{{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}} | |]{{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}} | ||
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| colspan="7" |The Lunar Cruiser is a crewed pressurized ] being developed jointly by ] and ] that astronauts can drive and live on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |title=JAXA and Toyota Announce "LUNAR CRUISER" As Nickname for Manned Pressurized Rover |url=https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/33208872.html |access-date=July 21, 2022 |publisher=Toyota Motor Corporation |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| colspan="7" |Polaris III will be the first crewed launch on Starship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=15 September 2024 |title=Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission |url=https://spacenews.com/crew-dragon-splashes-down-to-conclude-polaris-dawn-mission/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=]}}</ref> It is not expected to occur until Starship has flown at least 100 successful cargo flights, though this is not a firm requirement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=8 February 2023 |title=Shotwell says SpaceX ready for Starship static-fire test |url=https://spacenews.com/shotwell-says-spacex-ready-for-starship-static-fire-test/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915223734/https://spacenews.com/shotwell-says-spacex-ready-for-starship-static-fire-test/ |archive-date=15 September 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=] |quote= said she expected Starship to fly at least 100 times before it carries people for the first time In her later conversation with reporters, she called that 100-flight milestone a "great goal" but suggested it was not a requirement.}}</ref> This is the final flight of the Polaris Program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=14 February 2022 |title=Billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman buys more private SpaceX flights, including one on Starship |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/14/jared-isaacman-buys-private-spacex-flights-for-polaris-program.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214154234/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/14/jared-isaacman-buys-private-spacex-flights-for-polaris-program.html |archive-date=14 February 2022 |access-date=15 February 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Davenport |first=Christian |date=14 February 2022 |title=Jared Isaacman, who led the first all-private astronaut mission to orbit, has commissioned 3 more flights from SpaceX |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/14/jared-isaacman-polaris-spacex-starship-inspiration4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224031352/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/14/jared-isaacman-polaris-spacex-starship-inspiration4/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=15 February 2022 |work=]}}</ref> | ||
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| <ref name="McCrea 2024-07-31">{{Cite web |last=McCrea |first=Aaron |date=2024-07-31 |title=Successful Static Fire Leads to Final Preparation Before Full Stack |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/07/starship-7-30-24/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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| <ref name="Weber 2024">{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2024-10-12 |title=SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/10/starship-flight-5-catch/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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| <ref name="Bergin 2024">{{Cite web |last=Bergin |first=Chris |date=2024-10-09 |title=Starship readying for Flight 5 amid future preparations |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/10/starship-flight-5-preps/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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| <ref name="Clark 2024">{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2024-04-30 |title=NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-exploration-chief-lays-out-next-steps-for-starship-development/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="NASA 2024">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission |url=https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/human-landing-system-program/nasa-spacex-illustrate-key-moments-of-artemis-lunar-lander-mission/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 23 January 2025
List of launches of SpaceX's fully reusable StarshipThis article is about launches of the Starship vehicle. For the suborbital flight tests of the upper stage, see List of Starship upper stage flight tests.
Since April 2023, the SpaceX Starship has been launched 7 times, with 4 successes and 3 failures. The American company 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 also one of two landing systems selected by NASA for the Artemis program's crewed Lunar missions.
SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the Super Heavy first stage (booster) and the ambiguously-named Starship second stage (ship). There are three versions of Starship: Block 1, (also known as Starship 1, Version 1, or V1) which is retired, Block 2, which first flew in Starship flight test 7, and Block 3, which is still in development. As of September 2024, vehicles of different versions are expected to be integrated and flown together. As of January 2025, 6 Block 1 vehicles and 1 Block 2 vehicle have flown; with the last Block 1 ship completing its mission in November 2024. 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.
Launch statistics
Starship vehicles have been launched 7 times, resulting in 4 successes (57.14%), and 3 failures. Starship Block 1 was launched six times between April 2023 and November 2024, with the ship retired ahead of the seventh flight. Block 1 boosters are expected to fly further into the future.
Launch sites
1 2 3 4 2023 2024 2025 2026Launch outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2023 2024 2025 2026- Failure
- Partial failure
- Success
- Planned
Booster landings
1 2 3 4 2023 2024 2025 2026- Precluded
- Ocean failure
- Tower failure
- Ocean success
- Tower success
- No attempt
Ship landings
1 2 3 4 2023 2024 2025 2026- Precluded
- Ocean failure
- Tower failure
- Ocean success
- Tower success
- No attempt
Booster Version
1 2 3 4 2023 2024 2025 2026Ship Version
1 2 3 4 2023 2024 2025 2026- Block 1,
- Block 2,
- Block 3
- Depot
- Starship HLS
- Starship Crew
Past launches
2023
| Flight No. |
Date and time (UTC) |
Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing | Ship landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 2023 13:33:09 |
Block 1, B7 |
Block 1, S24 |
Starbase, OLP-A | — | — | Transatmospheric | SpaceX | Failure | Precluded | Precluded |
| For the first flight test 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. Three engines were shut down before the booster lifted off the launch mount, with at least three more engines shutting down during booster powered flight. The vehicle eventually entered an uncontrolled spin before stage separation due to loss of thrust vector control. The flight termination system activated with the intent to destroy the vehicle immediately, but the vehicle remained intact until T+3:59, more than 40 seconds after activation of the flight termination system. 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 | 18 November 2023 13:02:50 |
Block 1, B9 |
Block 1, S25 |
Starbase, OLP-A | — | — | Transatmospheric | SpaceX | Failure | Failure (ocean) | Precluded |
| The second flight test of Starship 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, several booster engines began shutting down due to filter blockage. An energetic failure of one engine caused the booster to explode. The upper stage ascended nominally for another six minutes. A leak in the aft section developed during a planned liquid oxygen venting, resulting in a combustion event that interrupted communication between the craft’s flight computers, causing full engine shutdown, after which the flight termination system successfully destroyed the ship as it reached an altitude of ~148 km and velocity of ~24,000 km/h. | |||||||||||
2024
| Flight No. |
Date and time (UTC) |
Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing | Ship landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14 March 2024 13:25:00 |
Block 1, B10 |
Block 1, S28 |
Starbase, OLP-A | — | — | Suborbital | SpaceX | Success | Failure (ocean) | Failure (ocean) |
| The third flight test of Starship included a full-duration burn of the second-stage engines, an internal propellant-transfer demonstration, and a test of the Starlink dispenser door. If the test sequence had progressed further, additional tests would have included an in-space relight followed by a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean, approximately 1 hour, 4 minutes after launch. The booster successfully propelled the spacecraft to staging, with 13 engines successfully ignited for a boostback burn, though 6 engines failed a few seconds before the end of the burn. However, several minutes later, during the landing burn ignition, only three engines ignited, and the booster was destroyed at an altitude of 462 meters above the ocean. The booster malfunctions were attributed to continuing filter blockage issues. The spacecraft trajectory was suborbital, with a 234 km (145 mi) apogee and −50 km (−31 mi) perigee, although the ship did reach orbital speed. A scheduled restart of a Raptor engine for a prograde burn test did not occur, which would have resulted in a 50 km (31 mi) perigee and somewhat later entry into the atmosphere. At reentry, Ship had an uncontrolled roll. Minutes into atmospheric re-entry, Ship 28's telemetry cut off, leading SpaceX to conclude the ship had disintegrated prior to its planned splashdown. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 6 June 2024 12:50:00 |
Block 1, B11 |
Block 1, S29 |
Starbase, OLP-A | — | — | Suborbital | SpaceX | Success | Controlled (ocean) | Controlled (ocean) |
| The fourth flight test of Starship 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 still managed to perform in accordance to its flight profile and conduct a successful 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 successful controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, within the target region but 6 kilometers from the center. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 13 October 2024 12:25:00 |
Block 1, B12 |
Block 1, S30 |
Starbase, OLP-A | — | — | Suborbital | SpaceX | Success | Success (OLP-A) | Controlled (ocean) |
| The fifth flight test 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 successfully caught by the launch tower arms despite damage to a chine during descent. Following a coast phase, Ship 30 reentered the atmosphere, performed a successful reentry despite forward flap damage, and executed a landing burn, splashing down precisely at its target in the Indian Ocean. A buoy camera captured Ship 30 exploding shortly after contact with the water. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 19 November 2024 22:00:00 |
Block 1, B13 |
Block 1, S31 |
Starbase, OLP-A | Stuffed banana | Unknown | Transatmospheric | SpaceX | Success | Abort (OLP‑A) | Controlled (ocean) |
| The sixth flight test 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 stuffed banana serving as the zero-gravity indicator, which remained onboard throughout the mission. | |||||||||||
2025
| Flight No. |
Date and time (UTC) |
Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing | Ship landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 16 January 2025 22:37:00 |
Block 1, B14 |
Block 2, S33 |
Starbase, OLP-A | 10 Starlink simulator satellites | ~20,000 kg (44,000 lb) | Transatmospheric | SpaceX | Failure | Success (OLP-A) | Precluded |
| The seventh flight test of Starship 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 satellites. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns, followed by a total loss of telemetry. The vehicle subsequently exploded over the Turks and Caicos Islands, likely due to a fuel leak, prompting airspace closures in the region for over an hour. The booster successfully returned to the launch site, where it was caught by the launch tower arms on OLP-A, becoming the second booster recovered after B12 on flight 5. | |||||||||||
Future launches
Future launches are listed chronologically when firm plans are in place. Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date.
2025
In a talk in November 2024, Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders announced that SpaceX wants to catch a Starship upper stage sometime in the next 6 months and have 25 launches in 2025.
| Date and time (UTC) | Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Block 1, B15 |
Block 2, S34 |
Starbase, OLP-A | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | SpaceX |
| As of January 2025, Flight 8's flight profile is unknown. Expected to be the second flight of a Block 2 ship. On the 17th January 2025, the FAA ordered SpaceX to perform a mishap investigation into the breakup of Flight 7, grounding Starship until the inquiry was complete. As of January 2024, the effect of Flight 7's launch failure on Flight 8's schedule is unknown. | |||||||
| 2025 | Unknown | Block 2 | TBA | — | — | LEO | NASA |
| Launch of the Starship target for the Propellant transfer demonstration mission. | |||||||
| 2025 | Unknown | Block 2 | TBA | Propellant | Unknown | LEO | NASA |
| Launch of the Starship chaser for the Propellant transfer demonstration mission. Launch will be 3-4 weeks after target Starship launch, using the same launch pad. | |||||||
2026
| Date and time (UTC) | Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unknown | Depot | TBA | Propellant Depot | Unknown | LEO | NASA |
| SpaceX will launch a depot to store propellant for HLS flights. As of November 2024, it is unknown whether the depot will support multiple missions. | |||||||
| 2026 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | NASA |
| Tanker launch for HLS demo. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2026 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Uncrewed Lunar Demo | Unknown | NRHO, Lunar surface | NASA |
| NASA's demonstration mission for the Human Landing System prior to Artemis 3, announced in April 2021. For this mission, SpaceX attempts to land a Starship HLS on the Moon. (Before this, an unknown number of successful refueling flights will be required, estimated to be in the high teens.) | |||||||
| 2026 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | Astrolab |
| Tanker launch for FLEX rover. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2026 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Astrolab FLEX roverPossible rideshare | Unknown | Lunar surface | Astrolab |
| Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover will include 1,000 kilograms of customer payloads. | |||||||
| 2026 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | SpaceX |
| Tanker launch for first Starship mars mission. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2026 | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | Uncrewed Mars Demo | Unknown | Martian surface | SpaceX |
| SpaceX plans to launch around five Starship upper stages to Mars in the 2026 Mars transfer window. The Ships would attempt to land on an unspecified location on the Martian surface upon arrival at Mars, as part of their iterative and incremental cycle of development. | |||||||
2027 and beyond
| Date and time (UTC) | Version, Booster |
Version, Ship |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | Superbird-9 | Unknown | GTO | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Superbird-9 is a SKY Perfect JSAT's fully flexible HTS (High Throughput Satellites) based on Airbus' OneSat product line. | |||||||
| 2027 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | Luxembourg Space Agency |
| Tanker launch for ISRU Processing System. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2027 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | ISRU Processing SystemPossible rideshare | Unknown | Lunar surface | Luxembourg Space Agency |
| In April 2023, LSA and a private firm, OffWorld Europe, announced a partnership to develop an ISRU process to extract, process, store and use water collected from the surface of the moon in the form of ice. The project, which is under the oversight of the ESA, will use OffWorld's technical expertise in robotics with a technology demonstration mission slated for launch to the moon in 2027 as part of SpaceX's first Starship HLS mission for the Artemis program. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required. | |||||||
| Mid 2027 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | NASA |
| Tanker launch for Artemis III landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| Mid 2027 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Crewed Lunar Demo | Unknown | NRHO, Lunar surface | NASA |
| Artemis III will be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required. | |||||||
| 2028 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | NASA |
| Tanker launch for Artemis IV landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2028 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Sustaining Crewed Lunar Demo | Unknown | NRHO, Lunar surface | NASA |
| On November 15, 2022, NASA announced it had awarded a contract to SpaceX as part of Option B of the Appendix H contract. This would allow SpaceX to use a second-generation Starship HLS design to conduct a Lunar Gateway-based demonstration mission as part of Artemis IV. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required. | |||||||
| 2028 | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | Starlab | Unknown | LEO | Voyager Space/Airbus |
| Starlab is a planned commercial space station. | |||||||
| 2029 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | Lunar Outpost |
| Tanker launch for Eagle rover landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2029 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Eagle RoverPossible rideshare | Unknown | Lunar surface | Lunar Outpost |
| The Eagle Rover has been selected by NASA for study as a Lunar Terrain Vehicle. | |||||||
| 2032 | unknown | unknown | TBA | Propellant | unknown | LEO | JAXA/NASA |
| Tanker launch for Lunar Cruiser landing. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO. | |||||||
| 2032 | Unknown | HLS | TBA | Lunar CruiserPossible rideshare | Unknown | Lunar surface | JAXA/NASA |
| The Lunar Cruiser is a crewed pressurized lunar rover being developed jointly by JAXA and Toyota that astronauts can drive and live on the Moon. | |||||||
| TBA | Unknown | Crew | TBA | Polaris III | Unknown | TBA | Jared Isaacman |
| Polaris III will be the first crewed launch on Starship. It is not expected to occur until Starship has flown at least 100 successful cargo flights, though this is not a firm requirement. This is the final flight of the Polaris Program. | |||||||
See also
- List of Starship upper stage flight tests
- List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
- List of Space Launch System launches
- List of Super Heavy boosters
- List of Starship vehicles
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