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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 10) Three to four weeks after Flight 9, Elon time.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 9) Starship flight 9 launched at about 23:36:29 UTC May 27.
  3. What was the result? Ship reached a suborbital path with a 189 km apogee. It lost attitude control during coast and tumbled during reentry, with loss of signal at about 59 km altitude." (Jonathan McDowell) - Booster experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly immediately after landing burn startup. (Golden, SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-06-18

Ship Location Status Comment
SN2 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
Test Tank 16 Sanchez Resting Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S35 Indian Ocean Destroyed Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th. Stacked by Feb 7th. Cryo tested Mar 11th. Single-engine static fire Apr 30th, six-engine static fire May 1st. R-vac likely replaced May 6th. Static fired May 12th. Spin prime May 22nd. Rolled out and stacked May 25th. Launched May 27th. Ship lost attitude control shortly after SECO and broke up during reentry.
S36 Massey’s Destroyed Parts spotted in December. Stacking began Jan 30th. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th. Stacking completed Mar 11th. Cryo tested Apr 27th. Single-engine static fire Jun 16th. RUD Jun 18th.
S37 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Parts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th. Cryo tested May 30th.
S38 Megabay 2 Stacking Parts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th.
S39 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 9th).
S40 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (May 10th).
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Rocket Garden Resting Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B14 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th. FTS installed Jan 3rd. Wet dress rehearsal performed Jan 10th. Launched and landed Jan 16th. Static fired Apr 3rd. Stacked on launch mount May 13th. Destacked May 16th. Rolled back May 17th. Rolled out May 24th. Launched May 27th. RUD immediately after landing burn startup.
B15 Rocket Garden Resting Stacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16 Megabay 1 Pending FTS install Stacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th. FTS potentially installed Jun 18th. Hot staging adapter removed Jun 19th.
B17 Rocket Garden Pending engine install Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17 Massey’s Pending cryo test Test article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tested Jun 2nd and 3rd.
B18 Megabay 1 Stacking Parts spotted May 19th.

Resources

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-20):

    • Jun 19th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Harry Stranger shares a recent satellite photo of Massey’s after the failure of S36. (Stranger, UmbraSpace)
    • A crane is observed at work, the first indication of SpaceX personnel returning to the site following the S36 incident. (LabPadre, ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-21):

    • Jun 20th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Two Movac tanks are delivered, one near the Pad 2 deluge system and the other near the tank farm offload area. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Massey’s: Clean up continues. (ViX)
    • Build site: “Baby Raptors” spotted. Possibly intended to pressurize the Pad 2 deluge system. (Killip / Golden)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-22):

    • Jun 21st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Following an overnight test fit, one of the corner pipe sections to join the manifolds for launch mount 2 is lifted back into place. (ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-23):

    • Jun 22nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: The Malcolm continuous flight auger drill is moved into place. The auger bit is on site, but not yet installed. (ViX)
    • A new water cooled flame bucket top ridge piece is spotted. (Starship Gazer)
    • Massey’s: Clean up continues, with debris being sorted into piles and loaded onto transports. (ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-24):

    • Jun 23rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: 20 tankers of water are delivered. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Clean up continues. (ViX)
    • A crane tips over while lifting a portion of S36 debris. (Golden, ViX)
    • RGV Aerial post recent flyover photos.
    • Build site: The continues flight auger moves back to the staging area next to Starfactory, a stand moves from Sanchez into the factory, and a palm tree is relocated. (ViX)
    • Hot staging adapter moves Starfactory towards Megabay 1. (ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-25):

    Starbase activities (2025-06-26):

    • Jun 25th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Two pairs of launch clamp load arms are delivered, for a total of four. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • The LR11000 crane is briefly laid down for maintenance. (ViX)
    • Build site: Video tour. (ViX)
    • A white horizontal tank emerges from Starfactory. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Cleanup resumes, following the crane tip-over incident. (ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-27):

    • Jun 26th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Road delay is posted for Jun 27th 23:59 to Jun 28th 02:00, no purpose or locations specified. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Overnight, two more hold-down clamp arms are installed on the Pad 2 launch mount. This brings the total to six, as four were preinstalled at Sanchez. (LabPadre, ViX)
    • Overnight, four more hold-down clamp arms were delivered. (ViX, Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
    • Massey’s: First tank farm venting since the S36 explosion. (LabPadre, ViX)
    • Build site: Gigabay construction to start Jul 1st, 18 months to completion. (Anderson / TLDR Texas Gov)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-28):

    Starbase activities (2025-06-29):

    • Jun 28th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Jun 28th addendum: Three more hold-down clamp arms are installed on the Pad 2 launch mount, bringing the total to 11. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Cladding is installed on the launch mount facing side of Tower 2. (LabPadre)
    • Two more hold-down clamp arms are delivered, bringing the total to 10. (ViX)

    Starbase activities (2025-06-30):

    • Jun 29th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Two more hold-down clamp arms are installed on the Pad 2 launch mount, bringing the total to 13. (ViX)
    • A third new cross-braced vaporiser is delivered. (ViX)

    McGregor activities:

    • Jun 23rd: Raptor 3 SN19 is spotted today heading to the newest raptor test stand, Raptor South. (Swartz)
    • Jun 27th: SN31 is just spotted leaving the testing facility, the highest SN seen so far. (Swartz)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    6·
    19 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-19):

    • Jun 18th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Additional video speeds and angles of the S36 deflagration. (Pike / NSF slow motion, LabPadre frame-by-frame, LabPadre Rover 1, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, tobEwobE 4k and very close, Starship Gazer)
    • “Preliminary data suggests that a nitrogen COPV in the payload bay failed below its proof pressure. If further investigation confirms that this is what happened, it is the first time ever for this design.” (Elon)
    • An update is posted on the SpaceX website. Two key sentences: “Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship’s nosecone area, but the full data review is ongoing. There is no commonality between the COPVs used on Starship and SpaceX’s Falcon rockets.”
    • Tory sends his regards. (Tory)
    • Morning photos and video. (CruiZe427, Pike drone, mcrs987 / RGV Aerial, cmartin380, clwphoto1, Planatus666 1, Planatus666 2, booster_10 / WAI 1, booster_10 / WAI 2, z_nexxx / WAI)
    • Ground testing is not a licensed activity with the FAA, so they do not require a mishap investigation. (Beil / FAA)
    • Ryan Hansen speculates as to whether it is worth it to repair Ship version 2 test infrastructure or skip to version 3. (Hansen)
    • Build site: Hot staging adapter is removed from B16 and exits Megabay 1. (LabPadre, ViX)
    • Launch site: The vaporiser which was removed from the pump farm the previous day is replaced with a new cross-braced version. (ViX)

    I will be busy for the next couple of weeks. Updates will be infrequent, if any.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    23 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-15):

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    22 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-16):

    • Jun 15th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. Bonus bird butt. (ViX)
    • Storage lockers are lifted in Megabay 2, likely destined for the work platforms surrounding S38. (ViX)
    • B16 hot staging adapter moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1, then briefly reemerges to allow access to a crew lift. (LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer, Beyer)
    • Massey’s: S36 aft flaps are deployed. (ViX)
    • Road is closed, the tank farm is active, S36 is venting. (NSF)
    • Propellant load begins. (LabPadre)
    • S36 performs a single-engine static fire, approximately six seconds in duration. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, Gisler, NSF full livestream)
    • Launch site: The Pad 2 chopsticks rise part way up the tower, and the fourth water cooled manifold undergoes a test fit on the launch mount. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3)
    • Other: Killip shares thoughts on the S36 heatshield, and speculates on why smaller tiles are used in specific locations. (Killip)
    • Zack Golden still struggles to reconcile that the pad names are 1 and 2 rather than A and B, and brings supporting documentation to the contrary. (Golden 1, Golden 2)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    28 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-10):

    • Jun 9th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. (NSF)
    • Launch site: LOX pump motor #8 is installed. 9th position still needs a pump and motor. (ViX)
    • The last manifold for the Pad 2 “pancake deck” arrives. (ViX)

    Florida:

    • SLC-37 to be converted to a Starship launch pad. Demolition of Delta IV infrastructure to begin NET Jun 12th (Thursday). (Stephen Clark)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    20 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-18):

    • Jun 17th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: A continuous flight auger drill arrives in the ring yard, staging near Starfactory in preparation for drilling for the Gigabay foundations. (ViX)
    • Potential sighting of the flight termination system installation crew entering Megabay 1, presumably for B16. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Following installation at Pad 2, the fourth water cooled manifold is disconnected from the LR11000 crane. (ViX)
    • Bonus gulls. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: Road is closed, and tank farm spools up. (LabPadre, Starship Gazer, Beyer)
    • Cryo load begins on S36. (LabPadre)
    • S36 experiences a rapid unscheduled disassembly. (LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, D Wise (slow motion), NSF 1, NSF 2, Golden, Pike (drone), Hardcore Electric, Andrew C, NSF full livestream)
    • Fire department arrives. (NSF)
    • “Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase. A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for.” (SpaceX)
    • Scot Manley analysis. “you can see the separation of the forward tank and escaping methane appears to generate an impulse that crushes the top of the lower tank leading to propellent mixing and ignition” (Manley)
    • Zack Golden’s shares his thoughts. (Golden 1, Golden 2, Golden 3, Golden 4, Golden 5, Golden 6, Golden 7)
    • Ryan Hansen shares his thoughts, and speculates that one of the composite overwrap pressure vessels could be the culprit. (Hansen 1, Hansen 2)

    Flight 10:

    • Starship Flt-10 appears on the FAA Operations Plan Advisory with a NET date of Jun 29th, likely somewhat moot following the day’s events. (FAA, archive)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    21 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-17):

    • Jun 16th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: At Pad 2, the fourth water cooled manifold is installed on the launch mount (ViX)
    • Build site: A raptor engine enters Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: SpaceX share engine bay video of the previous day’s static fire of S36. (SpaceX)
    • An additional water spray system has been added to the top of the Massey’s flame bucket. (Killip)
    • Some flexing of the false ceiling is visible. (Anderson)
    • R546 is identified as one of the engines on S36. (Ringwatchers)

    Flight 8:

    • Potential leaked image of ship engine RUD. (Dawson81702)

    Florida:

    • Harry Stranger shares a recent satellite photo of LC-39A (and LC-38B). (Stranger, UmbraSpace)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    5·
    25 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-13):

    • Jun 12th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Jun 12th addendum: Lightning in the evening. Gigabay foundation preparation continues. (ViX)
    • Quiet Jun 13th.
    • Build site: Oversized load is delivered, possibly a set of ship forward flaps. (Hardcore Electric)
    • Road delays are posted for Jun 14th from 00:00 to 02:00 and from 12:00 to 16:00, possibly for S36 to Massey’s for static fire. (cityofstarbase, archive)
    • Launch site: Zack Golden is impressed with the new propellant storage facility. (Golden)
    • Killip posts a render of the 4th water manifold which recently arrived at Pad 2. (Killip)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    26 days ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-12):

    • Jun 11th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of the B18.1 test tank.
    • Build site: The sheet-pile driver rig packs up and leaves the ringyard area. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Gisler posts a video of the new roundabout in action.
    • Pad 1 refurbishment continues, with attention focused on the booster quick disconnect door. (Golden)

    Flight 8:

    • FAA mishap investigation is closed. The report cites (somewhat vaguely) the probable root cause as “failure in one of the raptor engines that resulted in inadvertent propellant mixing and ignition”. (NSF)

    Florida:

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-05):

    • Jun 4th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Booster transport stand and launch mount work platform move from the launch site to the Starhopper sight. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • A planned B16 static fire test turns into a cryo test. (NSF)
    • Road is closed and pad is cleared. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Starship Gazer)
    • Propellant loading. (LabPadre)
    • Engine chill vent. (ViX)
    • Depress vent. (ViX)
    • Detanking. (LabPadre)
    • Road closure concluded. (BocaRoad)
    • Launch mount work platform returns to the pad. (ViX)
    • RGV Aerial post comparison flyover photos of pads A and B.
    • Build site: A B18 aft section (A5:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • Sheet piling rig continues work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)

    Brownsville:

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-02):

    • Jun 1st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Launch site: Overnight, the continuous flight auger drill rig relocates from one side of Pad B to the other. (ViX)
    • Departure of the Buckner LR11000 crane continues. (ViX)
    • Pad A inspection and refurbishment continues. (Gisler)
    • Gisler posts some photos of Launch Mount B. Booster quick disconnect hood is still connected to the crane. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
    • Flyover photo of Pad B. (RGV Aerial)
    • Pad B chopstick landing rails are deployed, and a simulated catch tests are performed. (LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
    • Build site: Three single rings move from Starfactory towards scrapyard. (ViX)
    • Highbay foundation rubble. (Gisler)
    • A sheet piling rig arrives. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Sanchez: Some pipes are are delivered. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
    • Massey’s: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) undergoes a second round of cryo testing. (Roger S, ViX)
    • 2-hour road delay is posted for between Jun 3rd 22:00 and Jun 4th 04:00 for transport from Massey’s to factory. (Presumably for S37 rollback)

    KSC:

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-04):

    • Jun 3rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: Overnight, S37 moves from Massey’s to Megabay 2, and B16 moves from Megabay 1 to the launch site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer)
    • Sheet piling rig begins work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)
    • Aft flap 2 of 2 is lifted towards S36 in Megabay 2. (video)
    • Box labelled SN08, presumably a Raptor 3. (Hardcore Electric)
    • Launch site: B16 is lifted onto the Pad A launch mount. (NSF 1, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, clwphoto1)
    • Pad A chopsticks rise to the launch position and the SQD arm swings in. (ViX)
    • 12-hour road closure is posted for Jun 5th or 6th from 07:00 to 19:00 for non-flight testing activities. “Should SpaceX not complete its planned space flight activities on June 5, 2025, then SpaceX may use the alternate date to complete its testing activities”. I suspect “space flight activities” is a typo.
    • Other: Linde to build an air-separation plant) at 7245 Industrial Circle, Lot 6, in the 72-acre North Brownsville Industrial Park. (myrgv)
    • Ship and booster upgrades comparison infographic. (Vikranth)
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    Starbase activities (2025-06-03):

    • Jun 2nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Build site: Overnight, an R-vac moves from Megabay 2 towards Sanchez. (ViX)
    • Booster transport stand arrives at Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • B16 prepares for rollout to the launch site, S37 prepares for rollback to the build site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, (ViX))
    • Massey’s: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) timelapses of long-duration (27-hour!) cryo testing. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
    • S37 begins rollback to the build site. (Starship Gazer)
    • Launch site: Following the move of the continuous flight auger drill, more piles drilled at Pad B. (ViX)
    • Pad A chopsticks are raised slightly to facilitate installation of cladding panels to the tower base. (ViX)
    • Other: New render from Killip of Pad B booster quick disconnect system, based on observations of B18.1 and hardware at Sanchez. (May 2nd, June 3rd)
    • RGV Aerial post a comparison photo of 2019 January and 2025 June.