List of Starship launches

| {{N/a}}

| Transatmospheric{{Cite web |last=McDowell |first=Jonathan |date=13 May 2023 |title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 819 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.819.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213012039/https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.819.txt |archive-date=13 February 2025 |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=Jonathan's Space Report}}

| {{Failure}}{{efn|name=declaration|SpaceX declared success{{Cite web |last=Brett Tingley |date=20 April 2023 |title=Relive SpaceX's explosive 1st Starship test flight in these incredible launch photos |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-1st-launch-april-2023-photos |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Space.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brett Tingley |date=22 November 2023 |title=Watch SpaceX's Starship explode in astronomer's stunning telescope footage (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-telescope-astronomer-video |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Space.com |language=en}}}}

| {{n/a|Precluded}}

colspan=11 |For the first flight test with a ship integrated with the Super Heavy booster, the booster was planned to make a powered splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ship would enter a transatmospheric Earth orbit before reentering and impacting the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii. Three engines were shut down before the booster lifted off the launch mount, with at least three more engines shutting down during booster powered flight. The vehicle eventually entered an uncontrolled spin before stage separation due to loss of thrust vector control. The flight termination system activated with the intent to destroy the vehicle immediately, but the vehicle remained intact until T+3:59, more than 40 seconds after activation of the flight termination system.{{Cite web |last=O'Callaghan |first=Jonathan |date=1 October 2023 |title=Termination shock |url=https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022181656/https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/termination-shock/ |archive-date=22 October 2023 |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=Aerospace America |language=en-US}} SpaceX declared this flight a success, as their primary goal was to only clear the pad.{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Emre |date=20 April 2023 |title=SpaceX Starship launches from Texas, then explodes over Gulf of Mexico |url=https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/20/spacex-launch-live-stream-starship/11702498002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164334/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/20/spacex-launch-live-stream-starship/11702498002/ |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |work=USA Today}} The launch resulted in extensive damage to the orbital launch mount and the infrastructures around it, including the propellant tank farm.{{Cite web |date=20 April 2023 |title=Powerful Blast from SpaceX's Starship Damages Launch Pad and Wrecks Nearby Minivan |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/powerful-blast-spacex-starship-damages-170800340.html |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}

rowspan=2 | 2

| 18 November 2023
13:02:50{{Cite web |last=Dinner |first=Josh |date=18 November 2023 |title=SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' (video) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-second-test-flight-launch-explodes |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=Space.com |language=en}}

| Block 1,
B9

| Block 1,
S25

| {{N/a}}

| Transatmospheric{{Cite web |last=McDowell |first=Jonathan |date=18 November 2023 |title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 826 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.826.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213035131/https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.826.txt |archive-date=13 February 2025 |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=Jonathan's Space Report}}

| {{Failure}}{{efn|name=declaration}}

| {{Failure}} (gulf)

| {{N/a|Precluded}}

colspan=11 |The second flight test of Starship had a test flight profile similar to the first flight, with the addition of a new hot-staging technique and the introduction of a water deluge system as part of the ground support equipment at the launch pad. During the first stage ascent, all 33 engines fired to full duration. Starship and Super Heavy successfully accomplished a hot-staging separation. After initiating a flip maneuver and initiating boostback burn, several booster engines began shutting down due to filter blockage. An energetic failure of one engine caused the booster to explode. The upper stage ascended nominally for another six minutes.{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=17 November 2023 |title=After upgrades, Starship achieves numerous successes during second test flight |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/ift-2-launch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211004114/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/ift-2-launch/ |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}} A leak in the aft section developed during a planned liquid oxygen venting, resulting in a combustion event that interrupted communication between the craft’s flight computers, causing full engine shutdown, after which the flight termination system successfully destroyed the ship as it reached an altitude of ~148 km and velocity of ~24,000 km/h.

= 2024 =

rowspan=2 \| 3 \| 14 March 2024 13:25:00{{Cite web \|last=Dinner \|first=Josh \|date=14 March 2024 \|title=SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight (video) \|url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-launch \|access-date=23 September 2024 \|website=Space.com \|language=en}} \| Block 1, B10 \| Block 1, S28 \| Starbase, OLP-A \| {{N/a}} \| {{N/a}} \| Suborbital{{cite web \|last=McDowell \|first=Jonathan \|author-link=Jonathan McDowell \|date=April 24, 2024 \|title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 832 \|url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.832.txt \|access-date=November 14, 2024 \|website=Jonathan's Space Report}} \| SpaceX \| {{Success}} \| {{Failure}} (gulf) \| {{Failure}} (ocean)
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" id="2024ytd" style="width: 100%;" ! Flight No. ! scope="col" \| Date and time (UTC) ! scope="col" \| Version, booster ! scope="col" \| Version, ship ! scope="col" \| Launch site ! scope="col" \| Payload ! scope="col" \| Payload mass ! scope="col" \| Orbit ! scope="col" \| Customer ! scope="col" \| Launch outcome ! scope="col" \| Booster landing ! scope="col" \| Ship landing
colspan=11 \| The third flight test of Starship included a full-duration burn of the second-stage engines, an internal propellant-transfer demonstration, and a test of the Starlink dispenser door. If the test sequence had progressed further, additional tests would have included an in-space relight followed by a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean, approximately 1{{nbsp}}hour, 4{{nbsp}}minutes after launch.{{Cite web \|last=Sheetz \|first=Michael \|date=5 December 2023 \|title=SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175509/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-demonstration-for-next-starship-launch.html \|archive-date=5 December 2023 \|access-date=5 December 2023 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}} The booster successfully propelled the spacecraft to staging, with 13 engines successfully ignited for a boostback burn, though 6 engines failed a few seconds before the end of the burn. However, several minutes later, during the landing burn ignition, only three engines ignited, and the booster was destroyed at an altitude of 462 meters above the ocean. The booster malfunctions were attributed to continuing filter blockage issues.{{Cite web \|last=Berger \|first=Eric \|date=24 May 2024 \|title=SpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time \|url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/spacex-sets-next-starship-flight-date-will-focus-on-propulsion-and-landing/ \|access-date=20 November 2024 \|website=Ars Technica \|language=en-US}} The spacecraft trajectory was suborbital, with a {{cvt\|234\|km}} apogee and {{cvt
50\|km}} perigee, although the ship did reach orbital speed.{{Cite web \|last=Strickland \|first=Ashley \|date=16 March 2024 \|title=Starship's monumental third flight ends unexpectedly \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/world/starship-milestones-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316152105/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/world/starship-milestones-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html \|archive-date=16 March 2024 \|access-date=16 March 2024 \|website=CNN \|language=en}} A scheduled restart of a Raptor engine for a prograde burn test did not occur, which would have resulted in a {{cvt\|50\|km}} perigee and somewhat later entry into the atmosphere. At reentry, Ship had an uncontrolled roll. Minutes into atmospheric re-entry, Ship 28's telemetry cut off, leading SpaceX to conclude the ship had disintegrated prior to its planned splashdown.
rowspan=2 \| 4 \| 6 June 2024 12:50:00{{Cite web \|last=Tingley \|first=Brett \|date=6 June 2024 \|title=SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos \|url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-4th-flight-test-photos \|access-date=23 September 2024 \|website=Space.com \|language=en}} \| Block 1, B11 \| Block 1, S29 \| Starbase, OLP-A \| {{N/a}} \| {{N/a}} \| Suborbital{{Cite web \|last=McDowell \|first=Jonathan \|date=June 23, 2024 \|title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 834 \|url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.834.txt \|access-date=November 8, 2024 \|website=planet4589}} \| SpaceX \| {{Success}} \| {{Unofficial2\|Controlled}} (ocean) \| {{Unofficial2\|Controlled}} (ocean)
colspan=11 \| The fourth flight test of Starship flew a similar trajectory to Flight 3, with the addition of a ship landing burn and soft splashdown. One Raptor engine was lost shortly after liftoff, but the booster still managed to perform in accordance to its flight profile and conduct a successful controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico{{Cite web \|last=Beil \|first=Adrian \|date=5 June 2024 \|title=Starship finds success on fourth flight test \|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/06/starship-launch-fourth-time/ \|access-date=14 October 2024 \|website=NASASpaceFlight.com \|language=en-US}} on a "virtual tower", in preparation for a catch by the launch tower during Flight 5.{{Cite web \|last=Davenport \|first=Justin \|date=19 April 2024 \|title=As IFT-4 prepares for launch, Starship's future is coming into focus \|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/ift-4-prepares-starships-future-focus/ \|access-date=14 October 2024 \|website=NASASpaceFlight.com \|language=en-US}} The spacecraft performed a successful reentry despite severe forward flap damage and conducted a successful controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean,{{Cite web \|title=Starship Flight 4 \|url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-4 \|access-date=6 June 2024 \|website=SpaceX \|language=en}} within the target region but 6 kilometers from the center.{{Cite web \|last=Zafar \|first=Ramish \|date=7 June 2024 \|title=SpaceX Starship Missed Its Landing Spot By 6 Kilometers Says Musk \|url=https://wccftech.com/spacex-starship-missed-its-landing-spot-by-6-kilometers-says-musk/ \|access-date=14 October 2024 \|website=Wccftech \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \| 5 \| 13 October 2024 12:25:00{{Cite web \|last=Wall \|first=Mike \|date=13 October 2024 \|title=SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video) \|url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video \|access-date=14 October 2024 \|website=Space.com \|language=en \|edition=updated, last}} \| Block 1, B12 \| Block 1, S30 \| Starbase, OLP-A \| {{N/a}} \| {{N/a}} \| Suborbital{{Cite web \|last=Foust \|first=Jeff \|date=2024-10-09 \|title=NASA "really looking forward" to next Starship test flight \|url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-really-looking-forward-to-next-starship-test-flight/ \|access-date=2025-02-13 \|website=SpaceNews \|language=en-US}} \| SpaceX \| {{Success}} \| {{Success}} (OLP-A) \| {{Unofficial2\|Controlled}} (ocean)
colspan=11 \|The fifth flight test was the first to achieve booster recovery and complete a flight without engine failures. After stage separation, the booster returned to the launch site and was successfully caught by the launch tower arms despite damage to a chine during descent. Following a coast phase, Ship 30 reentered the atmosphere, performed a successful reentry despite forward flap damage, and executed a landing burn, splashing down precisely at its target in the Indian Ocean. A buoy camera captured Ship 30 exploding shortly after contact with the water.
rowspan="2" \| 6 \| 19 November 2024 22:00:00{{Cite web \|last=Wall \|first=Mike \|date=2024-11-19 \|title=SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos) \|url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starship-launches-banana-to-space-skips-giant-rocket-catch-on-6th-test-flight-video-photos \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206234427/https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starship-launches-banana-to-space-skips-giant-rocket-catch-on-6th-test-flight-video-photos \|archive-date=6 February 2025 \|access-date=2025-02-13 \|website=Space.com \|language=en}} \| Block 1, B13 \| Block 1, S31 \| Starbase, OLP-A \| Plush banana \| {{Unknown}} \| Transatmospheric{{Cite web \|last=McDowell \|first=Jonathan \|date=December 27, 2024 \|title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 840 \|url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.840.txt \|access-date=February 12, 2025 \|website=planet4589.org}} \| SpaceX \| {{Success}} \| {{diagonal split header\|{{Dark mode invert\|_{Abort (OLP{{nbh}}A)}}}\|{{Dark mode invert\|^{Controlled (ocean)}}}\|#FFB\|#BFE}} \| {{Unofficial2\|Controlled}} (ocean)
colspan=11 \|The sixth flight test was the second attempt at booster recovery and the final use of a Block 1 upper stage. Heat shield tiles were removed from key areas of Ship 31, which also lacked the ablative backup layer from Flight 5. Following stage separation, the booster was diverted to the ocean near the launch site due to damage to the catch tower during liftoff. The ship completed an in-space engine relight test and re-entered, splashing down in the Indian Ocean during daylight—a first for Starship. Despite a reduced heat shield and steeper re-entry trajectory, Ship 31 sustained minimal flap damage. The flight also carried Starship's first payload, a stuffed banana serving as the zero-gravity indicator, which remained onboard throughout the mission.{{Cite web \|last=Weber \|first=Ryan \|date=2024-11-18 \|title=SpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster Catch \|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/starship-flight-6-launch/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222183301/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/starship-flight-6-launch/ \|archive-date=22 December 2024 \|access-date=2025-02-13 \|website=NASASpaceFlight.com \|language=en-US}}

= 2025 =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" id="2025ytd" style="width: 100%;" ! Flight No. ! scope="col" \| Date and time (UTC) ! scope="col" \| Version, booster ! scope="col" \| Version, ship ! scope="col" \| Launch site ! scope="col" \| Payload ! scope="col" \| Payload mass ! scope="col" \| Orbit ! scope="col" \| Customer ! scope="col" \| Launch outcome ! scope="col" \| Booster landing ! scope="col" \| Ship landing
rowspan=2 \| 7 \| 16 January 2025 22:37:00{{Cite news \|last=Wall \|first=Mike \|date=16 January 2025 \|title=SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos) \|url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-catches-super-heavy-booster-on-starship-flight-7-test-but-loses-upper-stage-video-photos \|access-date=16 January 2025 \|work=Space.com}} \| Block 1, B14-1 \| Block 2, S33 \| Starbase, OLP-A \|10 Starlink simulator satellites{{Cite web \|date=8 January 2025 \|title=Starship's Seventh Flight Test \|url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7 \|access-date=15 January 2025 \|website=SpaceX.com}} \|~{{cvt\|20000\|kg}}{{Cite web \|date=30 May 2023 \|title=Consolidated opposition to petitions and response to comments of SPACEX. Exhibit A. satellite dimensions and DAS outputs. \|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=22627897 \|access-date=22 October 2023}}{{Cite web \|last=Clark \|first=Stephen \|date=2025-01-09 \|title=A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX's Starship is almost ready to fly \|url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-taller-heavier-smarter-version-of-spacexs-starship-is-almost-ready-to-fly/ \|access-date=2025-02-14 \|website=Ars Technica \|language=en-US}} \| Transatmospheric{{Cite web \|last=McDowell \|first=Jonathan \|date=18 November 2023 \|title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 841 \|url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.841.txt \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124091342/https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.841.txt \|archive-date=24 January 2025 \|access-date=13 February 2025 \|website=Jonathan's Space Report}} \| SpaceX \| {{Failure}} \| {{Success}} (OLP-A) \| {{N/A\|Precluded}}
colspan=11 \| The seventh flight test of Starship was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean approximately one hour post-launch. It marked the inaugural flight of a Block 2 Ship, featuring structural, avionics, and other upgrades. The mission also aimed to test the deployment system for 10 Starlink satellites. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns due to a propellant leak larger than the Ship's systems could handle, followed by a total loss of telemetry. This was attributed to a "harmonic response" of a magnitude greater than was seen during testing.{{cite web \|date=2025-02-24 \|title=New Year. New Ship. New Lessons. \|url=https://www.spacex.com/updates/#flight-7-report \|access-date=2025-02-24 \|website=SpaceX.com}} The vehicle subsequently exploded over the Turks and Caicos Islands, prompting airspace closures in the region for over an hour.{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Stephen \|date=17 January 2025 \|title=Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space \|url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/fire-destroys-starship-on-its-seventh-test-flight-raining-debris-from-space/ \|access-date=24 January 2025 \|work=Ars Technica \|language=en-US}} SpaceX later concluded that the autonomous flight safety system destroyed the Ship about three minutes after loss of telemetry, and claimed that none of its remains left the pre-determined safety corridor for the launch. The booster successfully returned to the launch site, where it was caught by the launch tower arms on OLP-A, becoming the second booster recovered after B12, as well as the first booster to be recovered without noticeable damage to the chines.
rowspan="2" \|8 \|6 March 2025 23:31:02{{Cite web \|date=2025-02-27 \|title=Starship's Eighth Flight Test \|url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-8 \|access-date=2025-03-05 \|website=SpaceX.com \|language=en-US}} \|Block 1, B15-1 \|Block 2, S34 \|Starbase, OLP-A \|4 Starlink simulator satellites \|~{{cvt\|8000\|kg}} \|Transatmospheric \|SpaceX \|{{Failure}} \|{{Success\|Success (OLP-A)}} \|{{N/a\|Precluded}}
colspan="11" \|The eighth flight test of Starship was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns, causing it to spin out of control and eventually lose communications. The booster was successfully commanded to return to the launch site despite having two engines fail to relight for its boostback burn. To compensate the booster performed a two second longer boostback burn than seen on the previous flight. One of the failed engines managed to reignite for the catch, which was successful.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" id="2025ytd" style="width: 100%;"

! Flight
No.

! scope="col" | Date and
time (UTC)

! scope="col" | Version,
booster

! scope="col" | Version,
ship

! scope="col" | Launch site

! scope="col" | Payload

! scope="col" | Payload mass

! scope="col" | Orbit

! scope="col" | Customer

! scope="col" | Launch outcome

! scope="col" | Booster landing

! scope="col" | Ship landing

rowspan=2 | 7

| 16 January 2025
22:37:00{{Cite news |last=Wall |first=Mike |date=16 January 2025 |title=SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos) |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-catches-super-heavy-booster-on-starship-flight-7-test-but-loses-upper-stage-video-photos |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Space.com}}

| Block 1,
B14-1

| Block 2,
S33

|10 Starlink simulator satellites{{Cite web |date=8 January 2025 |title=Starship's Seventh Flight Test |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7 |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=SpaceX.com}}

|~{{cvt|20000|kg}}{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Consolidated opposition to petitions and response to comments of SPACEX. Exhibit A. satellite dimensions and DAS outputs. |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=22627897 |access-date=22 October 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2025-01-09 |title=A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX's Starship is almost ready to fly |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-taller-heavier-smarter-version-of-spacexs-starship-is-almost-ready-to-fly/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}

| Transatmospheric{{Cite web |last=McDowell |first=Jonathan |date=18 November 2023 |title=Jonathan's Space Report No. 841 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.841.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124091342/https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.841.txt |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=Jonathan's Space Report}}

| {{Failure}}

| {{Success}} (OLP-A)

| {{N/A|Precluded}}

colspan=11 | The seventh flight test of Starship was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean approximately one hour post-launch. It marked the inaugural flight of a Block 2 Ship, featuring structural, avionics, and other upgrades. The mission also aimed to test the deployment system for 10 Starlink satellites. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns due to a propellant leak larger than the Ship's systems could handle, followed by a total loss of telemetry. This was attributed to a "harmonic response" of a magnitude greater than was seen during testing.{{cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=New Year. New Ship. New Lessons. |url=https://www.spacex.com/updates/#flight-7-report |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=SpaceX.com}} The vehicle subsequently exploded over the Turks and Caicos Islands, prompting airspace closures in the region for over an hour.{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=17 January 2025 |title=Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/fire-destroys-starship-on-its-seventh-test-flight-raining-debris-from-space/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=Ars Technica |language=en-US}} SpaceX later concluded that the autonomous flight safety system destroyed the Ship about three minutes after loss of telemetry, and claimed that none of its remains left the pre-determined safety corridor for the launch. The booster successfully returned to the launch site, where it was caught by the launch tower arms on OLP-A, becoming the second booster recovered after B12, as well as the first booster to be recovered without noticeable damage to the chines.

rowspan="2" |8

|6 March 2025
23:31:02{{Cite web |date=2025-02-27 |title=Starship's Eighth Flight Test |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-8 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=SpaceX.com |language=en-US}}

|Block 1,
B15-1

|Block 2,
S34

|Starbase, OLP-A

|4 Starlink simulator satellites

|~{{cvt|8000|kg}}

|Transatmospheric

|SpaceX

|{{Failure}}

|{{Success|Success
(OLP-A)}}

|{{N/a|Precluded}}

colspan="11" |The eighth flight test of Starship was to follow a trajectory similar to the previous mission, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean. During the Ship's initial burn, its engines experienced premature shutdowns, causing it to spin out of control and eventually lose communications. The booster was successfully commanded to return to the launch site despite having two engines fail to relight for its boostback burn. To compensate the booster performed a two second longer boostback burn than seen on the previous flight. One of the failed engines managed to reignite for the catch, which was successful.

Future launches

Future launches are listed chronologically when firm plans are in place. Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date.

= 2025 =

In a talk in November 2024, Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders announced that SpaceX wants to catch a Starship upper stage sometime in the next 6 months and have 25 launches in 2025.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zt8WrIAa2Ok |title=CONACES 2024 {{!}} Conferencia: SpaceX. Ing. Kathryn Lueders. |date=7 November 2024 |last=Hacia el Espacio |access-date=11 November 2024 |via=YouTube}}

class="wikitable sticky-header" id="2025" style="width: 100%;"

! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date and time (UTC)

! scope="col" | Version,
booster

! scope="col" | Version,
ship

! scope="col" | Launch site

! scope="col" | Payload

! scope="col" | Orbit

! scope="col" | Customer

rowspan="2" |May 2025{{cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=Goodbye High Bay + Hello Pad B Flame Trench! Starbase Update |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiADMTDkHwQ |access-date=15 April 2025}}

| Block 1,
B14-2{{Cite |url=https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1907876664274473132 |title=Static fire of the Super Heavy preparing to launch Starship's ninth flight test. This booster previously launched and returned on Flight 7 and 29 of its 33 Raptor engines are flight proven |date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-03}}

| Block 2,
S35{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2025-04-04 |title=Booster 14 Completes Milestone Static Fire Ahead of Flight 9 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/04/booster-14-flight-9/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| Transatmospheric or LEO

colspan="7" |As of March 2025, Flight 9's flight profile is unknown, but will likely be very similar to Flight 8, with the ship targeting a splashdown in the Indian Ocean, and the booster returning to OLP-A.{{Cite web |title=Starship-Super Heavy Block 1/2 {{!}} Starship Flight 9 |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7818 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=nextspaceflight.com |language=en}} Flight 9 will feature the first reuse of a booster, as well as reflying 29 engines. Before Flight 8's failure, it was expected to be the first catch of a Ship, but whether or not that will be delayed is currently unknown.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9LsyccLUw |title=Why Did Starship Flight 8 Fail? 🚀 {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2025-03-10 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2025-03-24 |via=YouTube}}

rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Q2|Quarter 2}} 2025

| Block 1, B15-2 or B16-1{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM0rL0DqORY |title=Starship Flight 9 Preps, Chopstick Testing, and Pad B Progress {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2025-04-21 |last=NASASpaceflight |time=4:10 |access-date=2025-04-22 |via=YouTube}}

| Block 2,
S36{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2025-01-29 |title=Following Flight 7 SpaceX line up future Starships |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/01/following-flight-7-starship-flight-8/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| Transatmospheric or LEO

colspan="7" |As of April 2025, Flight 10's flight profile is unknown. If Flight 9 goes well, it may feature a catch of the Ship, but SpaceX may also choose to attempt another soft splashdown to verify the reliability of Block 2 ships.{{cite web |title=Raptorside Replay: April 3rd, 2025 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj1hPJ2Fy1Q |access-date=5 April 2025 |date=3 April 2025}}

rowspan="2" | 2025

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| Starbase

| {{N/a}}

| LEO

| NASA

colspan="7" |Launch of the Starship target for the propellant transfer demonstration mission.

rowspan="2" | 2025

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| Starbase

| Propellant

| LEO

| NASA

colspan="7" |Launch of the Starship chaser for the propellant transfer demonstration mission. Launch will be 3-4 weeks after target Starship launch, using the same launch pad.

= 2026 =

class="wikitable sticky-header" id="2026" style="width: 100%;"

! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date and time (UTC)

! scope="col" | Version,
booster

! scope="col" | Version,
ship

! scope="col" | Launch site

! scope="col" | Payload

! scope="col" | Orbit

! scope="col" | Customer

rowspan="2" |2026

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| Depot

| {{TBA}}

| Propellant Depot

| LEO

| NASA

colspan="7" |SpaceX will launch a depot to store propellant for HLS flights. As of November 2024, it is unknown whether the depot will support multiple missions.

rowspan="2" |2026

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| {{TBA}}

| Propellant

| LEO

| NASA

colspan="7" |Tanker launch for HLS demo. At least one tanker will be needed for most launches beyond LEO.

rowspan=2 | 2026

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Uncrewed Lunar Demo{{Cite web |title=Human Landing Systems |url=https://www.nasa.gov/reference/human-landing-systems/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}

| NRHO, Lunar surface

| NASA

colspan="7" |NASA's demonstration mission for the Human Landing System prior to Artemis 3, announced in April 2021. For this mission, SpaceX attempts to land a Starship HLS on the Moon. (Before this, an unknown number of successful refueling flights will be required, estimated to be in the high teens.)

rowspan=2 | 2026

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Astrolab FLEX rover{{Cite web |title=Astrolab |url=https://astrolab.space/mission1 |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=astrolab.space}} {{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}}

| Astrolab

colspan="7" |Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover will include 1,000 kilograms of customer payloads.

rowspan="2" |2026

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| {{TBA}}

| Uncrewed Mars Demo

| Martian surface

colspan="7" |SpaceX plans to launch around five Starship upper stages to Mars in the 2026 Mars transfer window. The Ships would attempt to land on an unspecified location on the Martian surface upon arrival at Mars, as part of their iterative and incremental cycle of development.

= 2027 and beyond=

class="wikitable sticky-header" id="2027" style="width: 100%;"

! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date and time (UTC)

! scope="col" | Version,
booster

! scope="col" | Version,
ship

! scope="col" | Launch site

! scope="col" | Payload

! scope="col" | Orbit

! scope="col" | Customer

rowspan=2 | 2027

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| {{n/a|Unknown}}

| {{TBA}}

| Superbird-9{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Seth |date=6 November 2023 |title=Panasonic Avionics picks Superbird-9 to further extend GEO capacity |url=https://paxex.aero/panasonic-avionics-picks-superbird-9-to-further-extend-geo-capacity/ |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=PaxEx.Aero |language=en-US}}

| GTO

| SKY Perfect JSAT

colspan="7" |Superbird-9 is a SKY Perfect JSAT's fully flexible HTS (High Throughput Satellites) based on Airbus' OneSat product line.

rowspan=2 | 2027

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| ISRU Processing System {{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}}

| Luxembourg Space Agency

colspan="7" |In April 2023, LSA and a private firm, OffWorld Europe, announced a partnership to develop an ISRU process to extract, process, store and use water collected from the surface of the moon in the form of ice. The project, which is under the oversight of the ESA, will use OffWorld's technical expertise in robotics with a technology demonstration mission slated for launch to the moon in 2027 as part of SpaceX's first Starship HLS mission for the Artemis program. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.

rowspan="2" |Mid 2027{{Cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=5 December 2024 |title=Artemis II rescheduled for spring of 2026 as program decides on path forward |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/artemis-ii-update-2/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Crewed Lunar Demo{{Cite web |date=13 January 2023 |title=Artemis III: NASA's First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole |url=https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-iii/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}

| NRHO, Lunar surface

| NASA

colspan="7" |Artemis III will be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.{{Cite web |title=At Least 15 Starship Launches Needed to Execute Artemis III Lunar Landing |url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/at-least-15-starship-launches-to-execute-artemis-iii-lunar-landing/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |language=en-US}}

rowspan=2 | 2028

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Sustaining Crewed Lunar Demo{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Vanessa |date=15 November 2022 |title=NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-spacex-second-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121142814/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-spacex-second-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0/ |archive-date=21 November 2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=NASA}}

| NRHO, Lunar surface

| NASA

colspan="7" |On 15 November 2022, NASA announced it had awarded a contract to SpaceX as part of Option B of the Appendix H contract. This would allow SpaceX to use a second-generation Starship HLS design to conduct a Lunar Gateway-based demonstration mission as part of Artemis IV. An unknown number of refueling flights, estimated to be in the high teens, will be required.

rowspan=2 | 2028

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| {{TBA}}

| Starlab{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=31 January 2024 |title=Starlab, meet Starship: Private space station buys SpaceX launch for later this decade |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/voyagers-starlab-space-station-buys-spacex-starship-launch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131162413/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/voyagers-starlab-space-station-buys-spacex-starship-launch.html |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=CNBC |language=en}}

| LEO

| Voyager Space/Airbus

colspan="7" | Starlab is a planned commercial space station.

rowspan="2" | 2029

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Eagle Rover{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=21 November 2024 |title=Lunar Outpost selects Starship to deliver rover to the moon |url=https://spacenews.com/lunar-outpost-selects-starship-to-deliver-rover-to-the-moon/ |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}} {{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}}

| Lunar Outpost

colspan="7" |The Eagle Rover has been selected by NASA for study as a Lunar Terrain Vehicle.{{Cite web |title=NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions |url=https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions/ |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |2030{{Cite web |title=Haven-2 — VAST |url=https://www.vastspace.com/haven-2 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.vastspace.com}}

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| {{TBA}}

| Haven-2 Core Module

| LEO

| VAST

colspan="7" |Launch of Haven-2 Core module.{{Cite web |last=Rosenstein |first=Sawyer |date=2025-02-12 |title=Vast space station qualification article passes major milestone |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/02/vast-interview-2025/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |2032{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2024-11-24 |title=NASA to make lunar cargo delivery awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX |url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-make-lunar-cargo-delivery-awards-to-blue-origin-and-spacex/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}

| {{N/a|Unknown}}

| HLS

| {{TBA}}

| Lunar Cruiser {{abbr|Possible rideshare|It is not yet clear whether this will fly as a primary payload, a secondary payload or on a dedicated rideshare mission}}