LAUNCH MISSION
Starship Flight 13
Thirteenth Starship flight test. The Space Devs Launch Library 2 records liftoff at 22:51 UTC on July 24, 2026 from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase using Starship V3 with Ship 40 and Booster 20. Launch Library 2 classifies the launch as successful; Ship 40 completed a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, while Booster 20 was lost at splashdown after its return sequence.
SCHEDULE
Launch date
July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026
Second
LAUNCH SITE
Where the mission begins
Orbital Launch Pad 2, Starbase, Texas
United States — Texas
MISSION
Program and destination
Starship Flight Test Program
Suborbital test trajectory
Test Flight
RESULT
Outcome and recovery
Launch Library 2 records a successful Starship Flight 13 launch. Ship 40 completed a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Booster 20 was lost at splashdown after completing its return sequence and attempting its landing burn.
Partial / Mixed
PROVENANCE
The Space Devs — Launch Library 2, Starship Flight 13
August 30, 2026
July 24, 2026
Authoritative Data Feed
Authoritative Data Source
No Mission Media
Launch Library 2 identifies Starship Flight 13 as a successful test flight with actual liftoff at July 24, 2026 22:51 UTC and second-level precision from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase. Its detailed record gives the published launch window as 22:45 UTC on July 24 through 00:15 UTC on July 25, identifies Booster 20 and Ship 40 in the Starship V3 configuration, and links the mission to the Ship 40 spacecraft-flight and Booster 20 launcher records. The spacecraft-flight record reports a successful soft splashdown for Ship 40 in the Indian Ocean; the launcher record reports Booster 20 was lost at splashdown. SpaceX's official site independently lists Starship's Thirteenth Flight Test on July 24, 2026.
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