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Vehicle family profile

Starship

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
3
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
12
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
150,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202320
202440
202550
202613
202707
2028015
2029031
2030050
2031071
2032087
20330103
20340117
20350129
20360133
20370137
20380137
20390137

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Starship V3
LEO150,000 kgUnknownUnknownStarlink V3 batch-calibrated Starship capacity assumption
Starship V2
LEO35,000 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Starship - Wikipedia

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Launch 2026-U02
Starship V3
May 22, 2026
Launch 2025-U04
Starship V2
Oct 13, 2025
Launch 2025-U03
Starship V2
Aug 26, 2025
Launch 2025-U02

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Starship V1.0
Not stated6Active
Starship V2
Not stated5Retired
Starship V3
Not stated1Active
20400137
20410137

Forecast Location Split

5 launch locations represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)050%SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.
2026Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A045%Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.
2026Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)065%LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range c...
2026Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)365%Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing th...
2026Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)050%Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.
2027Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)050%SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.
2027Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)165%LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range c...
2027Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)565%Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing th...
2027Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)150%Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.
2027Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A045%Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.
2028Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)250%SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.
2028Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)365%LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range c...
2028Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)765%Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing th...
2028Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)350%Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.
2028Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A045%Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.
2029Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)650%SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.
2029Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)865%LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range c...
2029Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)865%Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing th...
2029Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)750%Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.
2029Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A245%Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.
2030Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)1250%SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.
2030Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)1265%LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range c...
2030Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)965%Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing th...
2030Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)1150%Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2026 · 50% confidence
0

SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A
2026 · 45% confidence
0

Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.

Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2026 · 65% confidence
0

LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range conflicts, tanker ope...

Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)
2026 · 65% confidence
3

Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing the 25/year site cap.

Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)
2026 · 50% confidence
0

Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.

Starship V3
TLI21,000 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Starship public vehicle page
Starship V1.0
LEO15,000 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Starship public/current block summary
Starship V2
May 27, 2025
Launch 2025-F03
Starship V2
Mar 6, 2025
Launch 2025-F01
Starship V2
Jan 16, 2025
Launch 2024-U06
Starship V1.0
Nov 19, 2024
Launch 2024-U04
Starship V1.0
Oct 13, 2024

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2027 · 50% confidence
0

SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.

Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2027 · 65% confidence
1

LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range conflicts, tanker ope...

Starship Orbital Pad 1, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)
2027 · 65% confidence
5

Starbase remains the development and early operational hub. Base ramps slowly from test cadence to routine operations; by 2031 it is one of two pads sharing the 25/year site cap.

Starship Orbital Pad 2, Boca Chica (Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas)
2027 · 50% confidence
1

Second Starbase pad provides incremental operations after pad commissioning. Mature OLP-A + OLP-B total is capped at 25/year in the base/high range.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-37A
2027 · 45% confidence
0

Modeled as second SLC-37 Starship pad, lagging SLC-37B by one to two years. Mature split reaches 38/year by 2037, keeping complex total at 76/year.

Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2028 · 50% confidence
2

SLC-37B is modeled as the first high-throughput CCSFS Starship pad. Base reaches half of the SLC-37 complex cap by 2035, not immediately after redevelopment.

Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2028 · 65% confidence
3

LC-39A Starship is expected to ramp after initial Florida infrastructure/testing. Base remains below the 44/year EIS cap even after maturity to reflect range conflicts, tanker ope...

Mentions
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SpaceX is developing a crewed lunar version of Starship.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jun 9, 2026NASA names Artemis III crew for 2027 mission
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Starship posted an operating loss of $657 million in 2025.

FinancialValue 4.0Jun 5, 2026Space X sale a bolsa el 12 de junio: una revolución espacial a un precio alto que condiciona la rentabilidad por años

SpaceX’s listed group will include Starlink, Starship, xAI, and X Holdings.

RelationshipsValue 2.5Jun 5, 2026Space X sale a bolsa el 12 de junio: una revolución espacial a un precio alto que condiciona la rentabilidad por años

SpaceX allocated $3 billion to its Starship division in 2025.

FinancialGrowthPlanValue 4.5Jun 5, 2026Space X sale a bolsa el 12 de junio: una revolución espacial a un precio alto que condiciona la rentabilidad por años

Starship generated $4.086 billion in revenue in 2025.

FinancialValue 3.8Jun 5, 2026Space X sale a bolsa el 12 de junio: una revolución espacial a un precio alto que condiciona la rentabilidad por años

Condor-Ultra can deploy from SpaceX’s Starship PEZ dispenser.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 3, 2026Muon Space Unveils New, Larger Satellite Bus

NASA said Artemis 3 will stay in low Earth orbit and dock with prototypes of Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX's Starship.

PlanRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 1, 2026Artemis and the blue micromoon

NASA’s 2021 Artemis lander selection process chose SpaceX’s Starship as the primary provider over Blue Origin’s simpler launch architecture proposal.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 1, 2026What does Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explosion mean for NASA’s Artemis program? A domino of timeline lapses and strategic failures.

SpaceX experienced Starship booster issues.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2Jun 1, 2026When Rockets Explode

NASA may procure SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 for repeated Artemis missions.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 26, 2026Reassessing NASA procurement strategy: A hybrid approach

NASA is considering commercial vehicles such as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 for later Artemis missions.

PlanValue 2.5May 26, 2026Reassessing NASA procurement strategy: A hybrid approach

NASA selected Starship’s lunar variant in 2021 to land Artemis astronauts on the Moon in 2024 for almost $3 billion.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

The uncrewed Lunar Starship flight would not simulate the full-scale crewed mission profile.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 2.0May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

The May 22 Starship test flight did not test an in-space reignition of an upper-stage Raptor engine because one engine failed early in flight.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel highlighted concerns about Starship’s readiness in its 2025 report.

LegalValue 1.4May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

SpaceX spent $3 billion on Starship in 2025.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 25, 2026Cuenta atrás para SpaceX en bolsa: símbolo SPCX en el Nasdaq, Musk mantiene el 85% y no paga dividendos

SpaceX allocated $3 billion to Starship.

FinancialCapabilityValue 4.0May 25, 2026Cuenta atrás para SpaceX en bolsa: símbolo SPCX en el Nasdaq, Musk mantiene el 85% y no paga dividendos

The May 22 Starship test flight achieved liftoff, stage separation, a mock satellite deployment test, and an upper-stage soft oceanic splashdown with the heat shield intact through reentry.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

SpaceX will likely delay an orbital Starship test flight until an upper-stage engine relight is demonstrated in a future flight.

PlanValue 3.4May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.

NASA reopened the Artemis astronaut landing contract after Starship delays.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 25, 2026What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.