SpaceX Starship Flight 13 — Mission Success · Flight 14 Next

Flight 13 — Mission Success

Launched: Friday, July 24, 2026 · 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC) from Starbase, Texas — on the third attempt.

Result: Every primary objective met — a clean flight from liftoff to splashdown.

Highlights: Deployed all 20 Starlink V3 satellites · first successful in-space Raptor relight for the V3 ship (which the May prototype couldn't do) · Super Heavy booster made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf · Starship made its softest-ever splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

First ever: The ship stayed intact and floated on the ocean afterward, still transmitting telemetry — the first time a Starship survived splashdown without breaking apart or exploding. As Elon Musk put it: "Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!"

Scrub history: Attempt 1 (Jul 16) scrubbed at T-0 — four Raptor engines failed to ignite; two were removed and replaced. Attempt 2 (Jul 23) scrubbed for weather — ground imaging of the heatshield needed clearer skies. Attempt 3 (Jul 24) flew.

Sources: Space.com · SpaceNews

✅ FLIGHT 13 — MISSION SUCCESS

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Flight 14 — What We Know

Vehicle: Starship V3 & Super Heavy

Target: Q3 2026. SpaceX hasn't announced a firm date, so the clock above counts down to a provisional end-of-August placeholder (Aug 31) — it'll be reset to the official time the moment one is set.

Plan: After Flight 13's clean result, SpaceX is expected to attempt its first-ever tower "catch" of the Super Heavy booster on an upcoming V3 flight — Flight 14 is the earliest candidate.

Status: Provisional target — awaiting SpaceX confirmation.

FLIGHT 14 · EST. AUG 31

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