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Starship | Starlink Group 31-2 (Starship Flight 15)

To Be Confirmed
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11:10:30

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.

UTC · Zulu 22:45 FRI 13 NOV
Boca Chica 16:45 FRI 13 NOV · CT
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Window 75 min Low Earth Orbit
Pad Orbital Launch Pad 2 Low Earth Orbit
Live updates
Launch Library
  1. 07 NOV, 16:04 UTC Latest

    Updated payload name.

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  2. 07 NOV, 15:54 UTC

    GO for launch, pending regulatory approval.

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  3. 05 NOV, 21:52 UTC

    NET November 13.

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  4. 28 OCT, 19:46 UTC

    NET November.

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  5. 13 SEPT, 06:33 UTC

    Adding launch

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SpaceX posts launch updates on X. These are transcribed by Launch Library editors, not embedded, with a manual override for launch day.

Launch weather · Boca Chica Evaluated across the launch window
Updated 11 Nov, 11:34 UTC
GO outlook

No weather criteria flagged across the launch window forecast.

Surface wind

11/13 mph

Within limits
Precipitation

0%

Low chance
Cloud cover

0%

Acceptable
Wind at 250 hPa

71 mph

Nominal shear
Hourly · Boca Chica time
11:00 76° Clear 0%
12:00 77° Clear 0%
13:00 77° Clear 0%
14:00 77° Partly cloudy 0%
15:00 76° Overcast 0%
16:00 76° Clear 0%
17:00 75° Clear 0%
18:00 74° Clear 0%
19:00 74° Clear 1%
20:00 74° Clear 1%
21:00 74° Clear 1%

Indicative read from Open-Meteo. Not the official launch commit criteria or the weather officer's go/no-go call. The launch window is highlighted.

Source Open-Meteo
Launch opportunities 75 min window · Low Earth Orbit

No closure windows posted yet.

Each day shows the City of Starbase road and beach closure window, the real constraint on when a launch can happen. SpaceX posts closures a few days ahead, so the contingency days grow as the date approaches.

Source City of Starbase closures
Flight profile Planned timeline
Launch Booster Ship Payload

No flight profile published yet.

Curated after SpaceX posts the flight plan

Schedule history How the target date has moved
  1. WED 28 OCT
    NET November.
  2. THU 05 NOV
    NET November 13.
  3. SAT 07 NOV
    GO for launch, pending regulatory approval.
  4. FRI 13 NOV Current NET
    Targeted launch time