SpaceX Plans Starship Flight 15 With Ship 42 and 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

SpaceX scheduled Starship Flight 15 for November 13, 2026, with a launch window opening at 5:45 p.m. Eastern Time. The vehicle pairs one Super Heavy booster with one Starship upper stage, Ship 42.

Key details

• The launch window is scheduled to last 75 minutes.
• SpaceX planned a Super Heavy catch attempt at Starbase about 6.5 minutes after liftoff.
• Ship 42 was slated to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites.
• SpaceX planned to attempt a Ship 42 catch after its orbital flight on November 14; a Pacific splashdown was the stated alternative if vehicle conditions did not permit a catch.

Ship 42 is slated to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites during Starship Flight 15.

Why it matters

The planned mission combines satellite deployment with recovery attempts for both stages. Before Flight 15, SpaceX had caught a Super Heavy booster on three Starship test flights and had not attempted to catch a Ship upper stage.