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Flight 11

Launched

October 13, 2025 · 23:23 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Flight 11 launched on a SpaceX Starship V2 from Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on October 13, 2025 at 23:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:15 to 00:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 581st launch and 132nd this year. It was the 5th Starship V2 flight. Booster Booster 15 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Gulf of Mexico. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was Ship 38 (S38).

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Vehicle
Starship V2 · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
Booster
  • Booster 15 · flight 2 · Ocean at Gulf of Mexico · landed18/22 landed here · 220 days after its previous flight, Flight 8
Mission
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)for SpX
Milestone
5th Starship V2 flightSpaceX's 581st launch132nd this year

Spacecraft

Ship 38 (S38)

Ship 38 (S38) is the 2nd stage vehicle that was used for the 11th Starship flight test. It was the 6th and final "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements, over the Block 1 vehicles.

  • Destination: Suborbital
  • Mission length: 1 hour

Starship Ship 38 has made a controlled re-entry and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

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Flight timeline

32 steps, T−1 h 15 min to T+1 h 6 min
  1. T−1H15MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−53MStage 2 LNG Load
  3. T−46M10SStage 2 LOX Load
  4. T−41M15SStage 1 LNG Load
  5. T−35M52SStage 1 LOX Load
  6. T−19M40SEngine Chill
  7. T−3M20SStage 2 Propellant Load Complete
  8. T−2M50SStage 1 Propellant Load Complete
  9. T−30SGO for Launch
  10. T−10SFlame Deflector Activation
  11. T−3SIgnition
  12. T−0Excitement Guaranteed
  13. T+2SLiftoff
  14. T+1M2SMax-Q
  15. T+2M37SMECO
  16. T+2M39SStage 2 Separation
  17. T+2M49SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  18. T+3M38SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+3M40SBooster Hot Stage Jettison
  20. T+6M20SStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+6M36SStage 1 Landing
  22. T+8M58SSECO-1
  23. T+18M28SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
  24. T+25M33SPayload Deployment Sequence End
  25. T+37M49SSEB-2
  26. T+47M43SAtmospheric Entry
  27. T+1H3M30SStarship Transonic
  28. T+1H3M52SStarship Subsonic
  29. T+1H5M58SStarship Landing Burn
  30. T+1H6MLanding Flip
  31. T+1H6M9SStarship Landing
  32. T+1H6M25SStarship Landing

About this launch

11th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

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Pad

Map of Orbital Launch Pad 1

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

11th launch from Orbital Launch Pad 1, 5th this year · 20th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 13, 6:23 PM CDT, in daylight

11 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

47 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Mission completed with ship splashdown.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 14, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/13/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

  • Holding at T-1 hour.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 80% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2025 · source

  • NET October 13.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/26/2025 · source

  • NET October 6 per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/23/2025 · source

Questions

When did Flight 11 launch?

Flight 11 launched on October 13, 2025 at 23:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:15 to 00:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Flight 11?

Coverage: SpaceX Flight 11; Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship Flight 11, finale of Block 2 upper stage; SpaceX Starship Flight 11 - LAUNCH STREAM. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Flight 11?

Starship V2, flown by SpaceX. Starship V2 spec sheet

Where did Flight 11 launch from?

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. Liftoff was Oct 13, 6:23 PM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster Booster 15 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Gulf of Mexico.

What orbit was Flight 11 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.

Which program is Flight 11 part of?

SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship