SpaceX Starship Development
Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility
Starship is SpaceX's fully reusable launch system which is being developed at Starbase in Cameron County, Texas. Starbase LIVE provides 24/7 coverage of the exciting developments and testing progress....
Additional Livestreams
Mir
Demo Flight
ADD Offshore launch platform - Sea LaunchNote: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 s…
Electron
The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Electron
StriX Launch 11
Unknown Pad - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Electron
LOXSAT 1
Unknown Pad - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandLOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's…
Falcon 9
NROL-95
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAClassified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Long March 6A
Unknown Payload
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaDetails TBD.
Long March 7A
Unknown Payload
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaDetails TBD.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-52
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-51
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Starship
Flight 13
Orbital Launch Pad 2 - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA13th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Second flight of Starship V3. For the first time, Starship will carry 20 V3 Starlink sa…
Vehicles
Starship
Booster 12
✓ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
Super Heavy booster used for the fifth Starship integrated flight test. First Super Heavy sucessfully caught.
Starship
Booster 4
✕ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
First Super Heavy booster to complete a cryogenic proof test at the Orbital Launch Pad, as well as the first full stack cryogenic proof test for a Starship vehicle. Booster 4 is now on display at SpaceX's Rocket Garden in Boca Chica.
Starship Prototype
SN15
✓ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
Next Starship prototype built after SN11. It features hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics, software and engine. First Starship prototype to successfully land after a high altitude flight.
Starship Prototype
SN2
✕ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
SN2 successfully went through a pressure and cryo test, but was not used for a static fire or hop.
Starship Prototype
SN7.2
✕ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
SpaceX test tank for 3mm stainless steel sheets. Retired after two pressure tests.
Starship Prototype
Starhopper
✓ Flight Proven Retired
Retired
First prototype of the Starship vehicle. Starhopper was a short test article that flew once to a height of 150m before landing safely.
Starship
Booster 11
✓ Flight Proven Lost
Lost
Super Heavy booster used for the fourth Starship integrated flight test. Lost to the ocean after a successful soft splashdown.
Starship
Booster 13
✕ Flight Proven Lost
Lost
Super Heavy booster used for the sixth Starship integrated flight test. Lost to the ocean after a soft splashdown, as part of an offshore divert from the originally planned tower catch at the launch site.
Starship
Booster 15
✓ Flight Proven Lost
Lost
Super Heavy booster used for the 8th Starship flight test. Successfully caught by the launch tower. Reused on the 11th Starship flight test and completed a planned high speed water splashdown.
Starship
Booster 16
✓ Flight Proven Lost
Lost
Super Heavy booster used for the 10th Starship flight test. Lost to the ocean after a successful soft splashdown.
Super Heavy Prototype
BN1
✕ Flight Proven Scrapped
Scrapped
BN1 was the first Super Heavy prototype built by SpaceX in Boca Chica, TX. It was used as a production and ground operations pathfinder.
Super Heavy Prototype
Booster 3
✕ Flight Proven Scrapped
Scrapped
Super Heavy prototype used for ground testing. First Super Heavy to static fire.
Starship Prototype
SN16
✕ Flight Proven Scrapped
Scrapped
Last suborbital Starship prototype built after SN15, to which it is similar in design. SN16 was later scrapped as SpaceX gathered all data necessary through SN9-15 and shifted focus to the Orbital Flight Test.
Starship Prototype
SN5
✓ Flight Proven Scrapped
Scrapped
Fifth prototype of the Starship prototype vehicle. On the 4th of August, SN5 completed a 150m hop, its first successful launch and landing. SN5 was scrapped in February 2021.
Starship Prototype
SN6
✓ Flight Proven Scrapped
Scrapped
Starship SN6 first flew on Sept. 3rd in Boca Chica, Texas with a single Raptor engine. It flew to height of 150m before landing safely. SN6 was scrapped in January 2021.
Super Heavy Prototype
BN2.1
✕ Flight Proven Converted
Converted
Second Super Heavy prototype. Transformed into a test tank.
Starship
Booster 10
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Super Heavy booster used for the third Starship integrated flight test. It was lost to a hard water landing due to multiple Raptor engines failing to reignite.
Starship
Booster 14
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Super Heavy booster used for the 7th Starship flight test. Successfully caught by the launch tower. Reused on the 9th Starship flight test for a planned high speed water splashdown but destroyed during landing burn.
Starship
Booster 18
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
First Block 3 Super Heavy booster with various enhancements including Raptor 3 engines, integrated interstage and 3 grid fins instead of 4 used. Originally planned for usage on the 12th Starship flight test, but was written off after severely damaged during gas system pressure testing on 21 November 2025.
Starship
Booster 19
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
First Block 3 Super Heavy booster to fly with various enhancements including Raptor 3 engines, integrated interstage and 3 grid fins instead of 4 used. Used on the 12th Starship flight test, replacing Booster 18 written off during ground testing in November 2025. It was lost after stage separation, having completed an off-nominal boostback burn with fewer engines than planned.
Starship
Booster 20
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Second Block 3 Super Heavy booster to fly with various enhancements including Raptor 3 engines, integrated interstage and 3 grid fins instead of 4 used. Used on the 13th Starship flight test. It was lost at splashdown, having completed a nominal boostback burn, but performed its landing burn with fewer engines than planned.
Starship
Booster 7
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Booster 7 is the first Super Heavy booster with 33 Raptor 2 engines and was used for the first Starship integrated flight test with Ship 24. Lost in a launch failure.
Starship
Booster 9
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Super Heavy booster that was used for the second Starship integrated flight test and lost after separation.
Starship Prototype
Mk1
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Starship Mk1 was partially destroyed during max pressure tank testing, when the forward LOX tank ruptured along a weld line of the craft's steel structure, propelling the bulkhead several meters upwards.
Starship Prototype
SN1
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN1 was destroyed when undergoing pressurization.
Starship Prototype
SN10
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN10 is a Starship Prototype similar in design to SN9. SN10 was destroyed during an explosion on the pad after landing.
Starship Prototype
SN11
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN11 is a Starship Prototype similar in design to SN10 and SN9. It got destroyed during its first flight to an altitude of 10 km.
Starship Prototype
SN3
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN3's cryo test failed, the result being the LOX (Liquid Oxygen) Tank collapsing due to underpressurisation.
Starship Prototype
SN4
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
On April 26, 2020, SN4 successfully completed a cryogenic pressure test. On May 29, 2020, SN4 exploded after engine testing.
Starship Prototype
SN7
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
Intentionally destroyed during a pressurization test.
Starship Prototype
SN7.1
✕ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SpaceX Test tank for 304L Stainless Steel. Top bulkhead intentionally burst during pressure testing.
Starship Prototype
SN8
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN8 was destroyed when attempting to land after its first flight due to low header tank pressure during landing burn.
Starship Prototype
SN9
✓ Flight Proven Destroyed
Destroyed
SN9 is the first starship prototype to be fully made of 304L stainless steel. It was destroyed on landing after its first flight.
Starship Program Updates
Starship | Flight 13 Update
Cosmic_Penguin • July 25, 2026, midnight
Ship has splashed down.
Starship | Flight 13 Update
Cosmic_Penguin • July 24, 2026, 10:51 p.m.
Liftoff.
Starship | Flight 13 Update
LL2 • July 24, 2026, 10:09 p.m.
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Starship | Flight 13 Update
Cosmic_Penguin • July 24, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
Now targeting Jul 24 at 22:51 UTC
Starship | Flight 13 Update
Cosmic_Penguin • July 23, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
Rescheduled to July 24 due to launch site weather.