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Orbital launch vehicle

Starship

ActiveReusableUnited StatesSpaceXSpec: V3

Third development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Flights flown144 scheduled
Success rate64.3%9/14
Payload to LEO100,000kg
Maiden flight2026-05-22
Peak year20255 flights

Starship is built by SpaceX of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 20 April 2023.

Flight record

18 records
64.3% success rate9 of 14 flown · 5 failed
2023peak 2025 · 5 flights2026
First flight2023-04-20
Latest flight2026-09-28
Failures5
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround63d 20m

Landing record

Booster recovery
33.3% landings recovered1 of 3 flown · 2 failed

Reuse rate is successful landings divided by attempted landings, both as reported upstream. It counts recovery attempts, not reflights.

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit100,000kg

Vehicle

V3 spec
Stages2
Length124.4m
Diameter9m
Launch mass5250t
Liftoff thrust80,807kN
Maiden flight2026-05-22
ReusableYes

Variant lineage

4 configurations

Each configuration of Starship is tracked separately upstream. The specifications above describe Starship V3 only: the canonical configuration, chosen as the active one, or the most-flown where none is active. They are not a blend across the family. The flight record below covers every Starship flight.

ConfigurationLL2 launchesLEO kgMaidenStatus
Starship V1615,0002023-04-20Retired
Starship V2535,0002025-01-16Retired
Starship V33100,0002026-05-22Active
Starship0100,000Active

Pads used

3 pads
Orbital Launch Pad 111Orbital Launch Pad 24Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad3

Orbits delivered

3 orbits
Suborbital13Low Earth Orbit4Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit1

Launch history

18 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2026-09-28Starship | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)Orbital Launch Pad 2Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2026-07-24Starship | Flight 13Orbital Launch Pad 2SuborbitalSuccess
2026-05-22Starship | Flight 12Orbital Launch Pad 2SuborbitalSuccess
2025-10-13Starship | Flight 11Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2025-08-26Starship | Flight 10Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2025-05-27Starship | Flight 9Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalFailure
2025-03-06Starship | Flight 8Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalFailure
2025-01-16Starship | Flight 7Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalFailure
2024-11-19Starship | Integrated Flight Test 6Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2024-10-13Starship | Integrated Flight Test 5Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2024-06-06Starship | Integrated Flight Test 4Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2024-03-14Starship | Integrated Flight Test 3Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalSuccess
2023-11-18Starship | Integrated Flight Test 2Orbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalFailure
2023-04-20Starship | Integrated Flight TestOrbital Launch Pad 1SuborbitalFailure
TBDStarship | Flight 15Orbital Launch Pad 2Low Earth OrbitScheduled
TBDStarship | SpaceX HLS LEO DemoLaunch Complex 39A Starship PadLow Earth OrbitScheduled
TBDStarship | Superbird-9Launch Complex 39A Starship PadGeosynchronous Transfer OrbitScheduled
TBDStarship | StarlabLaunch Complex 39A Starship PadLow Earth OrbitScheduled

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

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