Rocket Ignition!

About Us | Home | Email

October 13, 2025

Integrated Flight Test (IFT-11)
SpaceX Starship Super-Heavy Block 2 (S38)

Launched: 7:15 PM
Launch site: Starbase, Texas.

Booster: 15, 2rd Flight
Starship: S38 (V2 design) First Flight
Payload: simulated Starlink satellites

This was the final flight of v2 Starship and the final flight from Starbase Pad 1 in its current configuration.
The Starship upper stage will target multiple in-space objectives, including the deployment of eight Starlink simulators.
The Starlink simulators will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship and are expected to burn up upon entry.
A relight of a single Raptor engine while in space was also planned.

Booster Successfully landed off Boca Chica, on-target

Starship made Successful subOrbital Controlled re-entry and targeted landing in Indian Ocean

Viewing Site: Palm Beach, FL

PHOTOS
Click once to enlarge, TWICE for full-size (all website images are half or less of the originals)
Email to inquire about ordering prints or full-size digial copies

Auto Slide Show! OR Manual Slide Show!

Image 1	Image 2	Image 3
Image 4	Image 5	Image 6
Image 7	Image 8	Image 9
Image 10	Image 11	Image 12
Image 13	Image 14	Image 15
Image 16	Image 17	Image 18
Image 19	Image 20	Image 21
Image 22	Image 23	Image 24
Image 25	Image 26	Image 27
Image 28	Image 29	Image 30

VIDEOS

Video Cam 1

Video Cam 2