Starship flight test 10
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Starship flight test 10 was the tenth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch system, using Booster 16 and Ship 37. Originally scheduled for no earlier than June 29, 2025, the launch was postponed following the loss of Ship 36, which was destroyed in an explosion during propellant loading for a static fire test in mid-June 2025. The first launch attempt was scrubbed due to an oxidizer line leak on the ground systems, while the second was called off due to the presence of anvil clouds near the launch site. A third, successful launch attempt occurred on August 26, 2025, at 23:30 UTC (6:30 pm CDT).
Infobox
Mission type
Flight test
Operator
SpaceX
Spacecraft
Ship 37
Spacecraft type
Starship (Block 2)
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launch date
August 26, 2025, 23:30 UTC (6:30 pm CDT)
Rocket
Super Heavy (Block 2, B16)
Launch site
Starbase, OLP-1
Landing date
mw- Super Heavy: August 26, 2025, 23:36:51 UTC (6:36:51 pm CDT)Ship: August 27, 2025, 00:36:30 UTC
Landing site
Super Heavy: Gulf of MexicoShip: Indian Ocean northwest of Western Australia (.mw- 19°S 107°E / 19°S 107°E / -19; 107)
Perigee altitude
Initial: 2 km (1.2 mi)After relight: 47 km (29 mi)
Apogee altitude
Initial: 192 km (119 mi)After relight: 220 km (140 mi)
Inclination
26.5°
Mass
16,000 kg (35,000 lb)
Tables
· Mission profile
1
1
Attempt
1
Planned
24 Aug 2025, 6:45:00 pm
Result
Scrubbed
Turnaround
—
Reason
Technical
Decision point
24 Aug 2025, 6:13 pm (T−00:39:55)
Weather go (%)
45%
Notes
Ground system oxidizer line leak
2
2
Attempt
2
Planned
25 Aug 2025, 6:59:00 pm
Result
Scrubbed
Turnaround
1 day 0 hours 14 minutes
Reason
Weather
Decision point
25 Aug 2025, 7:02 pm (T−00:00:40 hold)
Weather go (%)
55%
Notes
Anvil clouds in launch area
3
3
Attempt
3
Planned
26 Aug 2025, 6:30:00 pm
Result
Successful
Turnaround
0 days 23 hours 31 minutes
Weather go (%)
55%
| Attempt | Planned | Result | Turnaround | Reason | Decision point | Weather go (%) | Notes |
| 1 | 24 Aug 2025, 6:45:00 pm | Scrubbed | — | Technical | 24 Aug 2025, 6:13 pm (T−00:39:55) | 45% | Ground system oxidizer line leak |
| 2 | 25 Aug 2025, 6:59:00 pm | Scrubbed | 1 day 0 hours 14 minutes | Weather | 25 Aug 2025, 7:02 pm (T−00:00:40 hold) | 55% | Anvil clouds in launch area |
| 3 | 26 Aug 2025, 6:30:00 pm | Successful | 0 days 23 hours 31 minutes | 55% |
· Mission profile › Flight timeline
−01:15:00
−01:15:00
Time
−01:15:00
Event
Flight director conducts a poll and verifies go for propellant loading
August 24, 2025
Go for propellant loading
August 25, 2025
Go for propellant loading
August 26, 2025
Go for propellant loading
−00:53:00
−00:53:00
Time
−00:53:00
Event
Starship fuel (liquid methane) load start
August 24, 2025
Success
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:45:20
−00:45:20
Time
−00:45:20
Event
Starship oxidizer (liquid oxygen) load start
August 24, 2025
FailureOxidizer line leak, launch scrubbed at T−00:39:55
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:41:37
−00:41:37
Time
−00:41:37
Event
Super Heavy fuel (liquid methane) load start
August 24, 2025
Success
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:35:52
−00:35:52
Time
−00:35:52
Event
Super Heavy oxidizer (liquid oxygen) load start
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:19:40
−00:19:40
Time
−00:19:40
Event
Super Heavy and Starship engine chill
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:03:20
−00:03:20
Time
−00:03:20
Event
Starship propellant load complete
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:02:50
−00:02:50
Time
−00:02:50
Event
Super Heavy propellant load complete
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
Success
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:00:30
−00:00:30
Time
−00:00:30
Event
Flight director verifies go for launch
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
Weather, no go for launchLaunch scrubbed at T−00:00:40 hold
August 26, 2025
Go for launch
−00:00:10
−00:00:10
Time
−00:00:10
Event
Flame deflector activation
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
−00:00:03
−00:00:03
Time
−00:00:03
Event
Super Heavy engine ignition
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Partial failureOne engine in the middle ring shut down at T+00:01:33. This engine did not relight for subsequent burns.
+00:00:02
+00:00:02
Time
+00:00:02
Event
Liftoff
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:01:02
+00:01:02
Time
+00:01:02
Event
Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:02:36
+00:02:36
Time
+00:02:36
Event
Super Heavy most engines cutoff (MECO)
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:02:38
+00:02:38
Time
+00:02:38
Event
Starship engine ignition and stage separation (hot-staging)
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:02:48
+00:02:48
Time
+00:02:48
Event
Super Heavy boostback burn start
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:03:38
+00:03:38
Time
+00:03:38
Event
Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:03:40
+00:03:40
Time
+00:03:40
Event
Hot-stage jettison
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:06:20
+00:06:20
Time
+00:06:20
Event
Super Heavy landing burn start
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:06:40
+00:06:40
Time
+00:06:40
Event
Super Heavy landing burn shutdown
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:08:57
+00:08:57
Time
+00:08:57
Event
Starship engine cutoff (SECO)
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:18:27
+00:18:27
Time
+00:18:27
Event
Starlink simulator satellites deploy demo start
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:25:32
+00:25:32
Time
+00:25:32
Event
Starlink simulator satellites deploy demo completion
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:37:48
+00:37:48
Time
+00:37:48
Event
Raptor in-space relight demo
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+00:47:29
+00:47:29
Time
+00:47:29
Event
Starship atmospheric reentry
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Partial failureVehicle damaged on re-entry
+01:03:15
+01:03:15
Time
+01:03:15
Event
Starship is transonic
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
—
+01:04:30
+01:04:30
Time
+01:04:30
Event
Starship is subsonic
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
—
+01:06:14
+01:06:14
Time
+01:06:14
Event
Starship landing flip
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+01:06:20
+01:06:20
Time
+01:06:20
Event
Starship landing burn
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
+01:06:30
+01:06:30
Time
+01:06:30
Event
Starship splashdown
August 24, 2025
—
August 25, 2025
—
August 26, 2025
Success
Source: SpaceX
Source: SpaceX
Time
Source: SpaceX
| Time | Event | August 24, 2025 | August 25, 2025 | August 26, 2025 |
| −01:15:00 | Flight director conducts a poll and verifies go for propellant loading | Go for propellant loading | Go for propellant loading | Go for propellant loading |
| −00:53:00 | Starship fuel (liquid methane) load start | Success | Success | Success |
| −00:45:20 | Starship oxidizer (liquid oxygen) load start | FailureOxidizer line leak, launch scrubbed at T−00:39:55 | Success | Success |
| −00:41:37 | Super Heavy fuel (liquid methane) load start | Success | Success | Success |
| −00:35:52 | Super Heavy oxidizer (liquid oxygen) load start | — | Success | Success |
| −00:19:40 | Super Heavy and Starship engine chill | — | Success | Success |
| −00:03:20 | Starship propellant load complete | — | Success | Success |
| −00:02:50 | Super Heavy propellant load complete | — | Success | Success |
| −00:00:30 | Flight director verifies go for launch | — | Weather, no go for launchLaunch scrubbed at T−00:00:40 hold | Go for launch |
| −00:00:10 | Flame deflector activation | — | — | Success |
| −00:00:03 | Super Heavy engine ignition | — | — | Partial failureOne engine in the middle ring shut down at T+00:01:33. This engine did not relight for subsequent burns. |
| +00:00:02 | Liftoff | — | — | Success |
| +00:01:02 | Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) | — | — | Success |
| +00:02:36 | Super Heavy most engines cutoff (MECO) | — | — | Success |
| +00:02:38 | Starship engine ignition and stage separation (hot-staging) | — | — | Success |
| +00:02:48 | Super Heavy boostback burn start | — | — | Success |
| +00:03:38 | Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown | — | — | Success |
| +00:03:40 | Hot-stage jettison | — | — | Success |
| +00:06:20 | Super Heavy landing burn start | — | — | Success |
| +00:06:40 | Super Heavy landing burn shutdown | — | — | Success |
| +00:08:57 | Starship engine cutoff (SECO) | — | — | Success |
| +00:18:27 | Starlink simulator satellites deploy demo start | — | — | Success |
| +00:25:32 | Starlink simulator satellites deploy demo completion | — | — | Success |
| +00:37:48 | Raptor in-space relight demo | — | — | Success |
| +00:47:29 | Starship atmospheric reentry | — | — | Partial failureVehicle damaged on re-entry |
| +01:03:15 | Starship is transonic | — | — | — |
| +01:04:30 | Starship is subsonic | — | — | — |
| +01:06:14 | Starship landing flip | — | — | Success |
| +01:06:20 | Starship landing burn | — | — | Success |
| +01:06:30 | Starship splashdown | — | — | Success |
| Source: SpaceX | ||||
References
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- "Making the turn into Masseys. Gagee (@RoughRidersShow) view the cool view"https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1916230700363087981
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- "Did the Booster just Hit the Stand??"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ULn5eFMfI
- SpaceX Rolls Starship 37 for Pre-flight Static Fire to the OLMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNC8Rpj-6K8
- SpaceX Lifts Starship 37 for Pre-flight Static Fire to the OLMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHyIdYhgbZM
- SpaceX Conducts Starship 37 Testinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjoE2ZfwfGY&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
- "Ship 37 most likely heading back to the production site after two static fires on the OLM"https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1951809496411517325
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- SpaceX Conducts Testing of Ship 37 on the OLMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo8LnRrMQrY&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
- SpaceX Conducts Testing of Ship 37 on the OLMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVi9YMFxkVY&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
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- "Counting down to Starship's tenth flight test. Weather is currently 55% favorable for launch at the start of the window"https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1960081665453408742
- "Standing down from today's flight test attempt due to weather. Starship team is determining the next best available opportunity to fly"https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1960130754714935426
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- "The Starship team is go for prop load. Weather is now 55% favorable for liftoff at the opening of the launch window"https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1960468069966602594
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