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Starlink Group 31-2 (Starship Flight 15)
Starship V3
15th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle and 4th flight of Starship V3. Second Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of Starlink satellites known as Starlink Group 31-2) into stable Low Earth Orbit and first ever to attempt returning the Starship 2nd stage back to the launch site. The ship is expected to fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth and complete approximately 14 orbits around the planet for more than 22 hours, with the ship expected to attempt returning back to Starbase, Texas on its launch pad by pad arms catching. The booster’s primary test objective on Flight 15 will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing by pad arms catching. This will also be the 1st Starship V3 booster to attempt returning to its launch site. Starship will deliver 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the second time, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation. 3 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heatshield and transmit imagery down to operators.
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Mission updates
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Recorded
- Launch target
- Launch window
- Mission status
- To Be Confirmed
Previous values
- Launch target
- November 13, 2026 · time to be confirmed
- Launch window
- Not published precisely
- Mission status
- To Be Determined
Earlier recorded changes (2)
Recorded
- Launch target
- November 13, 2026 · time to be confirmed
Previous values
- Launch target
- November 2026 · date to be confirmed
Recorded
- Launch target
- November 2026 · date to be confirmed
Previous values
- Launch target
- Date to be confirmed
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LAUNCH SITESpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Mission
15th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle and 4th flight of Starship V3. Second Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of Starlink satellites known as Starlink Group 31-2) into stable Low Earth Orbit and first ever to attempt returning the Starship 2nd stage back to the launch site. The ship is expected to fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth and complete approximately 14 orbits around the planet for more than 22 hours, with the ship expected to attempt returning back to Starbase, Texas on its launch pad by pad arms catching. The booster’s primary test objective on Flight 15 will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing by pad arms catching. This will also be the 1st Starship V3 booster to attempt returning to its launch site. Starship will deliver 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the second time, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation. 3 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heatshield and transmit imagery down to operators.
- Launch vehicle
- Starship V3
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Ship 42
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Orbital Launch Pad 2
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- SpaceX Starship, Starlink
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, Orbital Launch Mount B +1
What to know about Starship Flight 15
What is being planned?
The Launch Library record describes Flight 15 as a Starship test flight using the V3 vehicle. That catalog description is a plan; it does not establish a confirmed flight configuration, payload manifest or launch appointment. SpaceX’s flight-specific announcement is the source to check when those details become available.
What would count as an update?
A published day, time window, flight objectives and recovery plan each answer a different question. Read the latest target above, then check the recorded changes and linked operator coverage. An earlier flight’s trajectory or landing plan should not be assumed to apply to Flight 15.
Context reviewed . Live target and status appear above. Published by Spacian · sources and corrections.
Sources: SpaceX Starship program ↗ · Launch Library ↗
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Starship V3
Third development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
- Height
- 124.4 m
- Diameter
- 9 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 3
- First flight
- 2026-05-22
Core
Booster 22
Flight 1NewLanding planned
- Recovery
- Orbital Launch Mount B
- Landing method
- Return to Launch Site
Launch window
1h 15m windowPublished target
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Target ·
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Flight timeline
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- T−00:50:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:33
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:30
Stage 1 LNG Load
- T−00:35:12
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:35:11
Stage 2 LNG Load
- T−00:21:40
Engine Chill
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- T−00:02:50
Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete
- T−00:02:10
Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete
- T−00:00:30
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:17
Flame Deflector Activation
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Excitement Guaranteed
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:00:58
Max-Q
- T+00:02:19
MECO
- T+00:02:21
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:26
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:03:02
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:10
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:06:35
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:09
SECO-1
- T+00:26:10
Orbital Insertion Burn Start
- T+00:26:30
Orbital Insertion Burn End
- T+00:35:01
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+01:17:40
Payload Deployment Sequence End
- T+01:27:46
Starship Return Check
- T+07:15:35
Starship Return Check
- T+20:41:55
Starship Return Check
- T+21:35:57
Deorbit Burn Start
- T+21:36:07
Deorbit Burn End
- T+22:10:46
Atmospheric Entry
- T+22:29:34
Starship Transonic
- T+22:30:13
Starship Subsonic
- T+22:32:16
Starship Landing Burn
- T+22:32:18
Landing Flip
- T+22:32:26
Starship Landing
- T+22:32:33
Starship Landing
- T+22:32:34
Starship Catch
Launch site & orbit
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
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