Flight 12 — Starship V3 Debut
Flight 12 debuted the Starship V3 and Super Heavy V3 vehicles, Raptor 3 engines, and Starbase Pad 2. SpaceX reports Starship achieved its planned trajectory despite losing one vacuum Raptor during ascent, then completed reentry, landing burn, and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Last verified by IGW
SpaceX’s Flight 12 mission page identifies the May 22, 2026 flight as the first flight of Starship V3 and Super Heavy V3, the first flight of Raptor 3 engines, and the first launch from Starbase Pad 2. The same source reports one Super Heavy engine shutdown during ascent, a partial booster boostback, hard booster splashdown, loss of one Starship vacuum Raptor during ascent, successful achievement of the planned Starship trajectory, payload deployment, reentry, landing burn, and Indian Ocean splashdown. This entry records the verified configuration debut; it does not generalize Flight 12 geometry or performance to earlier Starship flights.