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  1. When next launch? (Flight 10) TBD.
  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 2025-07-05

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.

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[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Starbase activities (2025-07-01):

  • Jun 30th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Launch site: Overnight, four more hold-down clamp arms are delivered, bringing the total to 14. (ViX)
  • Three more hold-down clamp arms are installed on the Pad 2 launch mount, bringing the total to 16. (ViX)
  • Significant venting from the tank farm and launch mount at Pad 1. (NSF, ViX)
  • Mystery hardware is delivered to the D2 gate. (ViX)
  • Workers struggle to maintain the erection of a pole tent in high winds. (ViX)

Starbase activities (2025-07-02):

  • Jul 1st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Launch site: The final two hold-down clamp arms are delivered. (ViX)
  • Three more hold-down clamp arms are installed on the Pad 2 launch mount, bringing the total to 19. (ViX)
  • A section of the LOX booster quick disconnect is lifted up to the Pad 2 quick disconnect ground support equipment bunker, and the the LR11000 crane prepares to lift the final clamp hold-down arm. (ViX)
  • Timelapse compilation of all hold-down clamp arm deliveries. (ViX)
  • Modifications are made to the ship transport stand. (Starship Gazer, Gisler 1, Gisler 2)

Starbase activities (2025-07-03):

  • Jul 2nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Launch site: The second section of the LOX booster quick disconnect hood is lifted up to the Pad 2 ground support equipment bunker. (ViX)
  • The final hold-down clamp arm is installed, bringing the total to 20. Timelapse compilation of all installations from ViX.
  • Legs are added to the ship transport stand turned static fire stand, indicating that it will be attached to the top deck of the launch mount, rather than interfacing with the hold-down clamps. (Golden)
  • Build site: Hot staging ring moves from Megabay 1 back to Starfactory. (ViX)

Starbase activities (2025-07-04):

  • Jul 3rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Massey's: Some pumps and pump motors are removed from the tank farm. (ViX)
  • Build site: Starfactory nosecone photos from Starship Gazer. (S39, S40, S41, S42, S43, S44)
[โ€“] ludu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

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