Starship Flight 10 completed all mission objectives, including Super Heavy Booster splashdown in the Gulf, deployment of eight Starlink simulators, and ship splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Flight 10 used a V2 Starship; V2 matches V3 in size but has lower payload-to-orbit and reduced thrust. SpaceX has one remaining V2 to launch. Elon Musk indicated that the most probable opportunities to attempt catching Starship are flights 13 through 15, contingent on how well V3 flights perform. V3 will fly through 2026, while V4 is expected to be the most capable variant and likely the first to carry humans.
Musk said the most likely opportunities for SpaceX to catch Starship itself would be Flight 13, Flight 14, and Flight 15, but it depends on "how well the V3 flights go." The Starship launched with Flight 10 was a V2, which is the same size as the subsequent V3 rocket but has a smaller payload-to-orbit rating and is less powerful in terms of initial thrust and booster thrust. Musk said there is only one more V2 rocket left to launch.
Starship catch is probably flight 13 to 15, depending on how well V3 flights go - Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 27, 2025 V3 will be the version flown through 2026, as V4, which will be the most capable Starship build SpaceX manufactures, is likely to be the first company ship to carry humans to space. Musk said that SpaceX planned to "hopefully" attempt a catch of Starship in 2025.
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