Starship Starship Flight 13

Ship 40 successfully went through two cryogenic proof tests on May 4 and 5. Further testing continued including a 60 second static fire on July 1. Booster 20 began its own test campaign with a cryogenic proof test on June 7. A 25-second static fire with all 33 engines was completed in July 10. Among other objectives of Flight 13, 20 real V3 Starlink satellites will be deployed and will try to connect to ground stations and the already existing Starlink network. Ship 40 unexpectedly survived the soft splashdown and has been towed to Christmas Island, Australia, for further inspection, as of August 18, 2026. After being lifted out of the water by the semi-submersible ship Forte on August 26, 2026, she arrived back in Texas (Port of Brownsville) on October 7, 2026. According to Elon Musk, after this second splashdown of a V3 Ship, there could be a first tower catch on Flight 14.

A SpaceX Starship rocket launched the Starship Flight 13 mission on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM (UTC).