Welcome to the Starship Flight 13 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
| Scheduled for (UTC) |
Jul 23 2026, 22:45 |
| Scheduled for (local) |
Jul 23 2026, 17:45 PM (CDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) |
Jul 23 2026, 22:45 - Jul 24 2026, 00:15 |
| Weather Probability |
Unknown |
| Launch site |
OLPad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. |
| Booster |
Booster 20-1 |
| Ship |
S40 |
| Booster landing |
The Super Heavy Booster 20 will attempt to perform a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Ship landing |
Ship 40 will attempt to perform a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean. |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) |
2D,3D |
Spacecraft Onboard
| Spacecraft |
Starship V3 |
| Serial Number |
S40 |
| Destination |
Suborbital |
| Flights |
0 |
| Owner |
SpaceX |
| Landing |
Ship 40 will attempt to perform a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean. |
| Capabilities |
More than 100 tons to Earth orbit |
Details
Third-generation second stage of the two-stage Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
History
The third-generation Starship upper stage will be introduced on flight 12.
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Stats
☑️ 2nd Starship V3 launch
☑️ 709th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 89th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 2nd launch from OLPad 2 this year
☑️ 62 days, 0:14:36 turnaround for this pad
☑️ N/A hours since last launch of booster Booster 20
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time |
Event |
| -0:50:00 |
GO for Prop Load |
| -0:36:33 |
Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 |
Stage 1 LNG Load |
| -0:34:14 |
Stage 2 LNG Load |
| -0:34:13 |
Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:21:40 |
Engine Chill |
| -0:02:50 |
Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete |
| -0:02:10 |
Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete |
| -0:00:30 |
GO for Launch |
| -0:00:17 |
Flame Deflector Activation |
| -0:00:03 |
Ignition |
| 0:00:00 |
Excitement Guaranteed |
| 0:00:00 |
Liftoff |
| 0:00:58 |
Max-Q |
| 0:02:18 |
MECO |
| 0:02:21 |
Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:25 |
Booster Boostback Burn Startup |
| 0:03:03 |
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown |
| 0:06:27 |
Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:06:53 |
Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:05 |
SECO-1 |
| 0:16:40 |
Payload Deployment Sequence Start |
| 0:27:39 |
Payload Deployment Sequence End |
| 0:38:58 |
SEB-2 |
| 0:47:30 |
Atmospheric Entry |
| 1:02:23 |
Starship Transonic |
| 1:03:01 |
Starship Subsonic |
| 1:05:01 |
Starship Landing Burn |
| 1:05:03 |
Landing Flip |
| 1:05:12 |
Starship Landing |
| 1:05:19 |
Starship Landing |
| 1:05:21 |
Starship Landing |
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