SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 15 With 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

SpaceX launched Starship Flight 15 from its Starbase facility in Texas at 5:47 p.m. ET on November 13, 2026. The vehicle paired one V3 Super Heavy booster with one Ship upper stage; Ship carried 26 Starlink V3 satellites for deployment.

Key details

• The Super Heavy booster used 33 Raptor 3 engines.
• Ship reached a reported low Earth orbit altitude of about 170 miles (275 kilometers) at T+26 minutes, 10 seconds.
• Three of the 26 Starlink V3 satellites carried cameras intended to image Ship’s heatshield and other hardware after separation.
• The booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico about 6.5 minutes after launch.

Ship reached a reported altitude of about 170 miles, or 275 kilometers, during Flight 15.

Why it matters

The camera-equipped satellites were intended to capture views of Ship after separation, including its heatshield and other hardware. Those images could provide observations from the mission’s orbital phase.