Starship V3 — mission imagery
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Flight 12

Starship V3SpaceXOrbital Launch Pad 2
Friday, May 22, 2026 · 10:30 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

Vehicle

Starship V3

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Third development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Height124.4 m
LEO Payload100,000 kg
Launches801
Successes664

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

Starship Flight 12 lifted off from Starbase Pad 2 on May 22, 2026, opening the Starship V3 and Super Heavy V3 flight-test campaign. The post-flight focus now shifts to reviewing V3 ascent, booster-return, ship-entry, payload-bay, and camera-satellite data before Flight 13.

PayloadFlight 12
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerSpaceX Starship
Stages2
PadOrbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, N/A

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Launch Site

Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

LAUNCH SITE
25.997°N, 97.158°W

Weather

Condition
No formal weather concerns published
Temperature
N/A
Wind
N/A
GO Probability
85%

Delay History

May 22May 22Success → Success

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May 22May 22Go → Success

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May 21May 22Go → Go

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May 21May 21Go → Go

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May 20May 21Go → Go

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May 19May 20Go → Go

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May 19May 19TBD → Go

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May 15May 19TBD → TBD

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May 12May 15TBD → TBD

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May 12May 12TBD → TBD

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May 31May 12TBD → TBD

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