Starship Flight 11 UPDATES : Starbase TX : 13 October 2025 (23:23 UTC)

[artpoz5]

NOTAM

[ChrisC]

NSF's first Countdown To Launch chat session to preview the upcoming launch is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

FYI I am linking these up in the first post in this thread.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iD_yoljR400

[Steven Pietrobon]

SpaceX have updated their online press kit with the launch and flight event times, which I've copied below. Attached is a PDF of the updated online press kit. Just noticed that I used Darwin time for the press kit! I'll upload a new version soon that gives the time in UTC.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11

Countdown
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec   Event
01:15:00   SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
00:53:00   Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
00:46:10   Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
00:41:15   Booster fuel load underway
00:35:52   Booster LOX load underway
00:19:40   Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
00:03:20   Ship propellant load complete
00:02:50   Booster propellant load complete
00:00:30   SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
00:00:10   Flame deflector activation
00:00:03   Raptor ignition sequence begins
00:00:00   Excitement guaranteed

FLIGHT TEST TIMELINE
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec   Event
00:00:02   Liftoff
00:01:02   Max Q (moment of peak aerodynamic stress on the rocket)
00:02:37   Super Heavy MECO (most engines cut off)
00:02:39   Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
00:02:49   Super Heavy boostback burn start
00:03:38   Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown
00:03:40   Hot-stage jettison
00:06:20   Super Heavy landing burn start
00:06:36   Super Heavy landing burn shutdown
00:08:58   Starship engine cutoff
00:18:28   Payload deploy demo start
00:25:33   Payload deploy demo complete
00:37:49   Raptor in-space relight demo
00:47:43   Starship entry
01:03:30   Starship is transonic
01:03:52   Starship is subsonic
01:05:58   Landing burn start
01:06:00   Landing flip
01:06:09   Landing burn 3 to 2 engines
01:06:25   An exciting landing!

[Steven Pietrobon]

Here is the corrected updated online press kit with the launch time in UTC (the SpaceX website shows GMT).

[catdlr]

Lewis Knaggs@lewisknaggs42
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Road delay for B15-2 to roll to the Pad ahead of it's launch.

8th of October 10am to 2pm local.

https://twitter.com/lewisknaggs42/status/1975628236991438988

NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflight
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Starship Flight 11: Booster 15-2 to Pad 1 on Wednesday. 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central window.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1975627897986818216

[artpoz5]

Flight 11 has been added to the FAA ATC advisory.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt

SPACEX STARLINK FLT 11, STARBASE, TX
PRIMARY:   10/13/25   2315Z-0122Z
BACKUP:      10/14/25   2315Z-0122Z

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Ryan Caton@dpoddolphinpro
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STARSHIP FLIGHT 11: First Re-entry Hazard Notice for Australian airspace. Note, it has *shrunk* between Flight 10 (🟧) and Flight 11 (🟩) by ~30% (eyeballing it)

This could be the result of data gathered by @SpaceX leading to smaller hazard zones.

[catdlr]

NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflight
Starship Flight 11: Booster 15-2 heading to Starbase Pad 1 for prelaunch operations.

LIVE: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9eL6kxAdM


https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1975940928935272794

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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1975945731375579162

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NSF - NASASpaceflight.comNASASpaceflight
Booster 15-2 is chasing down two Cybertrucks. SpaceX gained a fleet of them this week, as did a bunch of other SpaceX facilities.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1975946872150761945

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NSF - NASASpaceflight.com
@NASASpaceflight
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Starship Flight 11: Booster 15-2 is being lifted atop Pad 1.

Potential final milestones:
Block 2 booster being lifted (Flight 12 is Block 3).
A booster is being placed on this design of OLM (Flight 12 is Pad 2, and Pad 1 will be modified).

https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1976022560241324275

[catdlr]

SpaceX Starship Flight 11 - LAUNCH STREAM



 
Scheduled for Oct 13, 2025
SpaceX is set to launch the 11th flight of Starship from Starbase, Texas. The launch window for Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 opens at 6:15PM CT local time (23:15 UTC) on Monday, October 13, from Pad A.

This mission will not include a catch of Booster 15-2, as the Booster will continue its envelope expansion experiments and splash down in the Gulf. Ship 38 will aim to repeat the success of Flight 10 and sports the best TPS to date. This will be the final Block 2 launch before SpaceX moves to Pad 2 with Block 3 next year.

Launch window: October 13th from 6:15PM CDT to 7:15PM CDT (23:15-00:15 UTC)
Current T0: October 13th at 6:15PM CDT (23:15 UTC)

Mission: Starship's 11th integrated flight test.
Launch location: Launch Pad 1, Starbase, Earth.
Target orbit: Suborbital and transatmospheric
Booster: B15-2
Booster recovery: None, will attempt splashdown on the water
Ship: S38-1
Ship recovery: None, will attempt splashdown on the water
Rocket trajectory: Straight east flying over the Gulf and between Florida and Cuba
Payload onboard: 8 Starlink v3 simulators
Stats:

  - Starship's 11th launch overall
  - SpaceX's 11th launch from Launch pad 1 at Starbase.

[catdlr]

1st Countdown to Launch discussion is now live:

Booster 15 at the pad, waiting on Ship 38 - Countdown to Launch



 
Started streaming 19 minutes ago
With Starship targeting October 13, NSF will start its "Countdown to Launch" series again. In this show, we will answer all of your questions about the upcoming Starship Flight 11, which will include the final Block 2 launch with Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 as Pad 1 also sees its final launch before it is converted for Block 3.

[catdlr]

Road closures are posted:

Lewis Knaggs@lewisknaggs42
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Flight Road and Beach closures

https://x.com/lewisknaggs42/status/1976037272693899498

[catdlr]

Here is the current set of NOTAMS and NAV WARNINGS.  (There may be more issued in the coming days).

[ChrisC]

SpaceX Starship Flight 11 - LAUNCH STREAM
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7bcpnn_PO-A

And here's the NSF stakeout stream.  I've edited both of these into the first post in this thread.

(edited Tony 10/9:  some of the video comments were updated this morning - and shown below the video card)

Launch window: October 13th from 6:15PM CDT to 7:15PM CDT (23:15-00:15 UTC)
Current T0: October 13th at 6:15PM CDT (23:15 UTC)

Mission: Starship's eleventh test flight
Launch location: Launch Pad 1, Starbase, Earth.
Target orbit: Transatmospheric and suborbital.
Booster: B15-2; 220d 23h 44min 25s turnaround
Booster History: Starship Flight 8
Booster recovery: None, booster will perform a hard water landing
Ship: S38-1
Ship recovery: None, ship will perform a soft water landing
Rocket trajectory: Straight east from Starbase and threading between Florida and Cuba
Payload: 8 Starlink simulators
Stats:
  - SpaceX's 573rd launch overall.
  - SpaceX's 134th launch of the year.
  - SpaceX's 6th launch of the month.
  - Starship's 11th launch.
  - SpaceX's 11th launch from Launch Pad 1.

[catdlr]

Scheduled for Oct 11, 2025
The second "Countdown to Launch" show answers all of your questions about the upcoming Starship Flight 11, which will include the final Block 2 launch with Booster 15-2 and Ship 38, as Pad 1 also sees its final launch before it is converted for Block 3.

[catdlr]

T-100 hours and counting.  Lots of live coverage coming our way.

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Video Post

NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflight
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Starship Flight 11: Ship 38 on show inside Mega Bay 2, ahead of Starlink Sim install. Also sporting decals.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1976627620948422836

[Eagandale4114]

Buoy deployment ahead of mondays flight

Mod edit to clarify: this is off the western coast of Australia (seen in photo if you expand it)

https://twitter.com/mcrs987/status/1976695690895278087?s=46