Starship | Flight 13
Starship V3 launched the Flight 13 mission for SpaceX from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on Jul 24, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Orbital Launch Pad 2 · SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Starship | Flight 13
Launched Jul 25, 2026 7:51:00 AMSuccess
Flight direction
54° NE
estimated from the target orbit · inclination 43.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
13th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Second flight of Starship V3. For the first time, Starship will carry 20 V3 Starlink satellites to space, which will extend solar arrays and antennas and will attempt to connect with ground stations in South Africa and the larger Starlink constellation via high-capacity lasers. 6 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators to continue testing methods of analyzing Starship’s heat shield readiness for return to launch site on future missions. Several tiles on Starship have been painted white to simulate missing tiles and serve as imaging targets in the test.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Jul 25 · 7:51:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Starship V3
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Sub
- Launch pad
- Orbital Launch Pad 2 · SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA