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SpaceX is targeting a January 2026 launch for Starship Flight 12, with Ship 39 and Booster 18 undergoing cryogenic proof tests and static fire campaigns at Starbase, Texas.

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SpaceX is targeting the 11th flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy rocket from Starbase, Texas, on Monday evening at 6:15 p.m. CDT (2315 UTC), marking the final launch of Version 2 and the current Pad A configuration.[1]

During the flight, the Super Heavy booster B15 will use a new engine configuration for its landing burn, starting with 13 middle and center engines then transitioning to five, targeting an offshore splashdown.[1]

Starship upper stage S38 will attempt a sea-level Raptor engine relight during the coast phase to demonstrate deorbit capabilities for future missions, followed by a water landing in the Indian Ocean.[1]

SpaceX plans this as the final Starship launch of 2025, shifting focus to Version 3 development for orbital launches and recoveries, with operations moving to the new Pad B featuring a flame trench.[1]

SpaceX has not conducted a Starship test flight or major Starlink deployment in the past 24 hours; the next Starship launch remains in preparation with no official date announced yet.

Blue Origin has not announced a new New Glenn launch date or mission update in the past day; the rocket remains in final integration and testing phases.

SpaceX scrubbed the planned Starship 11th flight test from Starbase, Texas, due to poor weather; the mission, intended to be the final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy launch, is now targeting a new date later this week.

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SpaceX is targeting a Starship-Super Heavy launch from Starbase, Texas, on Monday evening (6:15 p.m. CDT / 2315 UTC) for the 11th flight test, which will be the final mission for the Version 2 Starship and the current Pad A configuration.

This Starship flight will test a new booster landing burn profile on B15 (13 engines down to 5) and attempt a relight of a sea-level Raptor on S38 during coast to demonstrate deorbit and orbit-raising capabilities for future missions.