Starship Flight 15: Two Catches, 22 Hours Apart. Here's the Plan - SpaceX will try to catch the Super Heavy booster about six and a half minutes after liftoff, then fly the ship to orbit, deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and bring it back more than 22 hours later over Mexico and Texas for the first catch of a ship at the tower. Here's the plan, step by step, and the ways out if something looks wrong - 6 min

Ship 42 is getting its Starlink satellites installed before being transported to pad 2 for Fridays launch

A step by step procedure of flight 15 but first a look at flight 14 which made this launch and "double catch" possible - Starship Launches (And Lands?) This Week!

Nov 13th Launch Coverage. Launch time is 5:45 pm EST. Booster catch 6 min into launch and ship catch 22:32:00 into

SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 - scroll down and check out "Countdown" and "Flight Timeline". Starts 5pm EST

NextSpaceflight's LIVE coverage of SpaceX Starship Flight 15 - Launch and Booster Catch Attempt - LAUNCH STREAM - Live Nov 13 at 12:45 pm EST


Ship 42 was transported to the launch pad Thurs and stacked onto booster 22. This is a video of that stacking - SpaceX Stacks Ship 42 with Booster 22 ahead of Flight 15

Stack Timeline:

4 min - Texas State Highway 4 runs right in front of launch pad 2. Many stop to watch the stacking

7 min - The lift begins

20 min - Swing over to the booster starts

34 min - Ship lowers onto the booster


Starship Live

Did you see the big fireball from the booster fail today?

I sure did Ana. I have watched many launches and they all have exploded except for launch 13. The ship survived its landing in the Indian Ocean and was brought back to Starbase. SpaceX has blown them up at times testing their Flight Termination System just in case they need to use it for whatever reason

!!! Ship catch is a go. At the moment the catch is set for 4:20 pm EST today. Coverage will pick up where it left off. Spacex's coverage has been running since launch with views from the ship in orbit HERE. SpaceX's live commentary for the Starship Flight 15 upper-stage catch is expected to begin roughly 30 minutes(3:50 pm EST) before the targeted landing time

Watch the launch:

Scroll to 46:50 min - 3 min to launch. Check out the ground behind the launch pad at 2 min to launch. This is called "cryogenic fuel condensation and boil-off vapor". As the tanks warm up slightly before ignition, pressure builds and excess gas (particularly oxygen) is intentionally vented from valves on the vehicle and ground support equipment, adding to the massive white plume

Continue to watch all the way to booster splashdown, 7 min


** ADDED: NSf their starts broadcast at 1:15 pm EST

Watching (listening and feeling the sound vibrations) a space launch is a memory you never forget!

I have seen 2 shuttle launches from Titusville on the coast I want to say 2 miles away from the pad. It took about 10 seconds for the sound wave to reach us. It was quite the experience soot. Have you been to a launch?