SpaceX has launched Starship Flight 15 from Starbase, then diverted Super Heavy to an offshore splashdown in the Gulf. The ship has entered orbit and started deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites.
The booster did not return to the tower.
The ship is in orbit for the second time.
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Starship has reached orbit on Flight 15 and finished deploying all 26 Starlink V3 satellites. Super Heavy splashed down in the Gulf. The ship is in a coast intended to last about 21 hours.
SpaceX reported Q3 2026 revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161% from a year earlier, and net income of $4.4 billion. On its earnings webcast, CFO Bret Johnsen said SpaceX expects Q1 2027 revenue of $33 billion to $37 billion, and CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX will try to catch Starship on Flight 15 next month, pending FAA approval.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, November 13 for Starship Flight 15, according to SpaceX vice president of launch Kiko Dontchev. The company plans to attempt its first ship catch on that flight; the date is a target, not a guarantee, and SpaceX has not posted a mission page or FAA Flight 15 license listing yet.
The Ninth Circuit has affirmed an order that keeps a lawsuit by eight former SpaceX employees in court. The ruling applies a 2021 federal law on sexual harassment disputes and does not decide whether the company harassed or wrongfully fired anyone.
SpaceX has said it plans to invest more than $74 billion in supercomputing campuses at Starbase in Texas and in Cochise County, Arizona. The Arizona campus still needs county approval, and the Texas site would generate its own power.
