SpaceX plans to launch Starship rocket on October 13

"Circumstances might push the launch back a little, but following a successful static fire in late August, confidence in the rocket is high. That flight followed four consecutive failures (three in flight and one where SpaceX didn't bother to launch anything at all and exploded the vehicle on the ground instead). October's flight will be the final one of the version 2 variant of Starship ahead of version 3, which is due to debut in 2026."

"The profile of Flight 11 looks very similar to Flight 10, except for a few twists. For one, the booster to be used previously flew on Flight 8 and will launch with 24 "flight-proven" Raptor engines. SpaceX does not plan to catch it this time, and instead will send it into the Gulf of Mexico after demonstrating a burn with five engines before transitioning to three engines for a hover over the ocean."

A Starship Flight 11 launch is targeted for October 13, with possible slight delays depending on circumstances. Confidence in the vehicle increased after a successful static fire in late August following four consecutive failures earlier. Flight 11 will be the final flight of the version 2 Starship variant before version 3 enters service. The booster previously flew on Flight 8 and will use 24 flight‑proven Raptor engines; the booster will not be caught and will be expended into the Gulf after a five‑engine burn and a three‑engine hover. The upper stage will attempt a Raptor relight, deploy eight suborbital Starlink simulators, and splash down in the Indian Ocean while experiments aim to enable future return-to-launch-site operations.

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