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What time will SpaceX launch Starship Flight 15, its 1st double landing test, on Nov. 13? (Full mission timeline)

Space.com · By Tariq Malik ·

What time will SpaceX launch Starship Flight 15, its 1st double landing test, on Nov. 13? (Full mission timeline)

The Brief · written from 3 sources

  • SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 15 on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, with liftoff scheduled for 5:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) at Starbase, Texas.
  • The mission will attempt to land both the Starship upper stage (Ship) and the Super Heavy booster, which would be the first double landing test.
  • Super Heavy Booster 22 was moved to the launch mount at Starbase on Nov. 10 ahead of the flight.

Why it matters

A successful double landing would demonstrate full recovery of both stages of the largest launch vehicle built to date, a step toward reusable heavy-lift rockets that could support future science missions.

Who’s affected

  • space engineers and launch operators
  • astronomers and planetary scientists who depend on future heavy-lift launch capacity

SpaceX is just days away from what might be its most ambitious test flight yet of the company's massive Starship megarocket, the largest launch vehicle ever built. On Friday (Nov. 13), SpaceX will launch its next Starship test flight on a mission that, if successful, will return…

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Timeline

  1. Super Heavy Booster 22 moved to the launch pad at Starbase for a squeeze test

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    What time will SpaceX launch Starship Flight 15, its 1st double landing test, on Nov. 13? (Full mission timeline)

  5. Starship Flight 15 scheduled to launch at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas

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