SpaceX’s reported plan targeted Starship Flight 15 for no earlier than November 13, 2026, pending regulatory approval. The mission was to attempt tower catches of both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage at Starbase, Texas.
Flight 15’s launch target and double-catch plan
Elon Musk announced the goal of attempting to catch both stages in a post dated November 6, 2026. The planned launch window was 75 minutes, opening at 4:45 p.m. CT. SpaceX’s notice made the schedule subject to change.
The double-catch goal was covered in NeoTeo’s earlier report on Flight 15. SpaceX’s post described an attempt, not a result.
The defining challenge was the sequence: a Super Heavy catch minutes after liftoff, followed much later by an attempted Starship catch.
The reported flight profile had two recovery attempts
Teslarati reported that the planned vehicles were Booster 22 and Ship 42, both Block 3, launching from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase. The booster’s tower-catch attempt was planned for about 6 minutes 35 seconds after liftoff.
The proposed Ship profile called for an orbit of about 275 km and deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites. After roughly 14 orbits and more than 22 hours of flight, Ship was expected to attempt a tower catch at about 22 hours 32 minutes after liftoff. These were reported mission-plan timings, not flight results.
When the webcast was expected to begin
A SpaceX launch notice said the webcast was planned to start about 30 minutes before liftoff and continue through the Ship catch. The notice also said the schedule could change.
