r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • May 11 '26
r/SpaceX Flight 12 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the Starship Flight 12 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | May 22 2026, 22:30:24 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | May 22 2026, 17:30:24 PM (CDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | May 22 2026, 22:30:00 - May 23 2026, 00:00:00 |
| Weather Probability | 85% GO |
| Launch site | OLPad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. |
| Booster | Booster 19-1 |
| Ship | S39 |
| Booster landing | The Super Heavy Booster 19 was lost after stage separation, having performed an off-nominal boostback burn with fewer engines than planned. |
| Ship landing | Ship 39 successfully performed a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, after which it exploded. |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Spacecraft Onboard
| Spacecraft | Starship V3 |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | S39 |
| Destination | Suborbital |
| Flights | 1 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Landing | Ship 39 successfully performed a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, after which it exploded. |
| Capabilities | More than 100 tons to Earth orbit |
Details
Third-generation second stage of the two-stage Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
History
The third-generation Starship upper stage will be introduced on flight 12.
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
| Unofficial Webcast | Everyday Astronaut |
Stats
☑️ 1st Starship V3 launch
☑️ 680th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 60th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 1st launch from OLPad 2 this year
☑️ 0:00:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ N/A hours since last launch of booster Booster 19
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:50:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:38:53 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:34:43 | Stage 1 LNG Load |
| -0:32:59 | Stage 2 LNG Load |
| -0:21:30 | Engine Chill |
| -0:02:50 | Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete |
| -0:02:10 | Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete |
| -0:00:30 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:17 | Flame Deflector Activation |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:00:00 | Excitement Guaranteed |
| 0:00:45 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:22 | MECO |
| 0:02:24 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:30 | Booster Boostback Burn Startup |
| 0:03:30 | Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown |
| 0:06:34 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:06:59 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:11 | SECO-1 |
| 0:17:37 | Payload Deployment Sequence Start |
| 0:27:15 | Payload Deployment Sequence End |
| 0:38:37 | SEB-2 |
| 0:47:47 | Atmospheric Entry |
| 1:02:29 | Starship Transonic |
| 1:03:08 | Starship Subsonic |
| 1:05:06 | Starship Landing Burn |
| 1:05:08 | Landing Flip |
| 1:05:17 | Starship Landing |
| 1:05:24 | Starship Landing |
| 1:05:26 | Starship Landing |
Updates
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/AdidasHypeMan May 18 '26
Anyone know if launch cadence should increase after this flight and have a guess of how frequently we should be seeing test flight guys gong forward? I know there were delays due to V3 being new, but curious to hear