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SpaceX's Starship megarocket will launch to orbit on Nov. 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?

The Brief · written from 3 sources

SpaceX plans to launch Starship on its 15th full-stack test flight on November 13 from Starbase in South Texas, within a 75-minute window opening at 5:45.
The flight, designated Flight 15 with Starlink Group 31-2, aims to catch the Super Heavy booster (Booster 22) back at Pad 2 minutes after launch.
Sources say SpaceX will also attempt to catch the upper stage (Ship) in a first-of-its-kind double catch of both stages of an orbital-class rocket.

Why it matters

If successful, catching both stages of an orbital-class rocket would be a first in spaceflight history and could shape the economics and reusability of future heavy-lift launches.

Who’s affected

space engineers and launch industry professionals
stargazers and anyone wanting to watch the launch live

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket is slated to launch on its ambitious 15th flight test as soon as this Friday (Nov. 13). Will you be able to spot its leviathan upper stage, known as Ship, or its Starlink satellite passengers as they circle Earth during the historic orbital jaunt?…

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