Suborbital
Starship Flight 13
Ship 40 successfully went through two cryogenic proof tests on May 4 and 5. Further testing continued including a 60 second static fire on July 1. Booster 20 began its own test campaign with a cryogenic proof test on June 7. A 25-second static fire with all 33 engines was completed in July 10. Among other objectives of Flight 13, 20 real V3 Starlink satellites will be deployed and will try to connect to ground stations and the already existing Starlink network. Ship 40 unexpectedly survived the soft splashdown and has been towed to Christmas Island, Australia, for further inspection, as of August 18, 2026. According to Elon Musk, after this second splashdown of a V3 Ship, there could be a first tower catch on Flight 14.
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Ship 40 successfully went through two cryogenic proof tests on May 4 and 5. Further testing continued including a 60 second static fire on July 1. Booster 20 began its own test campaign with a cryogenic proof test on June 7. A 25-second static fire with all 33 engines was completed in July 10. Among other objectives of Flight 13, 20 real V3 Starlink satellites will be deployed and will try to connect to ground stations and the already existing Starlink network. Ship 40 unexpectedly survived the soft splashdown and has been towed to Christmas Island, Australia, for further inspection, as of August 18, 2026. According to Elon Musk, after this second splashdown of a V3 Ship, there could be a first tower catch on Flight 14.
The launch
- Launch
- Jul 24
- Launch location
- Orbital Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase
- Launch vehicle
- Starship
- Orbit
- Suborbital
Launch intelligence
A SpaceX Starship rocket launched the Starship Flight 13 mission on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Starship
- COSPAR launch ID
- Not assigned
- Flight profile
- Suborbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jul 24, 2026, 22:45 UTC
- Target T-0
- Jul 24, 2026, 22:51 UTC
- Window closes
- Jul 25, 2026, 00:15 UTC
- Provider display
- Jul 24
- Pad and location
- Orbital Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase
Clear · 90°F · Wind 17 mph
- Temperature
- 89.6°F
- Wind
- 17.1 mph
- Condition
- Clear
- Forecast updated
- Jul 24, 2026, 10:01 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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