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Flight 15 readiness
The next flight whose NET is on or after 2026-10-22. Vehicles, test steps, the launch pad, ground notes and filings are ledger claims. A test step uses the same words as /tests/. Open means that step is not in the ledger. An open box is not a date and not a prediction. A dated box means the ledger recorded that step, not that it passed, and the steps are a reading guide, not a required launch sequence. A dashed box with a date is a mention, not a structured test record.
NET 2026-11-08 at Starbase Pad 2 UNCONFIRMED c-3f2d98363b69
| Step | Status | Date | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| booster B22 | assigned | 2026-10-09 | c-a1041f55f94c UNCONFIRMED |
| ship S42 | assigned | 2026-10-09 | c-606eb3a7eb68 UNCONFIRMED |
| B22 cryo | open | open | not in the ledger |
| B22 proof | open | open | not in the ledger |
| B22 static fire | mention | 2026-10-19 | c-ae6d4bf7deb3 UNCONFIRMED |
| B22 spin prime | open | open | not in the ledger |
| B22 wet dress | open | open | not in the ledger |
| B22 thrust sim | open | open | not in the ledger |
| B22 burst | open | open | not in the ledger |
| S42 cryo | test | 2026-10-09 | c-099be62ead13 |
| S42 proof | mention | 2026-10-09 | c-9b6ec52e1fb0 UNCONFIRMED |
| S42 static fire | mention | 2026-10-18 | c-3ed97de7367e |
| S42 spin prime | open | open | not in the ledger |
| S42 wet dress | open | open | not in the ledger |
| S42 thrust sim | open | open | not in the ledger |
| S42 burst | open | open | not in the ledger |
| S42 other | test | 2026-09-12 | c-3c911339ea58 |
| S42 other | test | 2026-09-10 | c-5e1953d56a83 |
| Starbase Pad 2 | pad | 2026-10-08 | c-3f2d98363b69 UNCONFIRMED |
| deluge | note | 2026-10-21 | c-96b09ca5a132 |
| chopsticks | note | 2026-10-20 | c-4548053919dc |
| BQD | note | 2026-10-21 | c-ba450eb5e0c5 UNCONFIRMED |
| SQD | note | 2026-09-12 | c-19665b5bfbaf |
| FAA | open | open | not in the ledger |
| FCC Experimental licence | filing | 2026-08-25 | c-58242193ce26 UNCONFIRMED |
Vehicles
2026-10-09 booster B22 UNCONFIRMED assign B22 as booster on F15
Assign Booster 22 as the booster on Flight 15. NSF says Flight 15 is currently set to use S42 and B22.
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2026-10-09 ship S42 UNCONFIRMED assign S42 as ship on F15
Assign Ship 42 as the ship on Flight 15. NSF says Flight 15 is currently set to use S42 and B22.
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B22 test steps
B22, booster. Test log. A TEST is a test effect. A MENTION is a claim whose own text names a test word and is not a test effect. Same grouping as /tests/.
2026-10-19 MENTION B22 UNCONFIRMED note about B22
The OLM work platform has been removed from the OLM ahead of Booster 22's static fire campaign. The post does not name the pad.
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2026-10-16 MENTION B22 UNCONFIRMED note about B22
Seen on a flyover: Booster 22 was waiting to roll out for pre-flight static fire testing.
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2026-10-09 MENTION B22 UNCONFIRMED note at MB1 about B22
Booster 22 is still in Mega Bay 1 as of the 9 Oct NSF report, pending static fire readiness.
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S42 test steps
S42, ship. Test log. A TEST is a test effect. A MENTION is a claim whose own text names a test word and is not a test effect. Same grouping as /tests/.
2026-10-18 MENTION S42 note at MB2 about S42
TrackingTheSB weekly: inside Mega Bay 2, Ship 42 has engines installed again ahead of its static fire campaign for Flight 15, after all of its engines were removed following Flight 14. The post says the reason for the removal is not known.
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2026-10-09 TEST cryo S42 cryo S42 at MAS
Ship 42 frosted on both tanks during cryo testing.
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2026-10-09 MENTION S42 UNCONFIRMED note at MAS about S42
Reported by 9 Oct: SpaceX removed all six engines from S42 and rolled it to Massey's for a third time, onto the ship cryo-proof stand. NSF says this work needs thrust ram testing, not just a cryo proof, before a static fire.
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2026-10-09 MENTION S42 transport S42 from MB2 to MAS
Ship 42 rolled to Massey's on the ship cryo stand after all 6 engines were removed.
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2026-09-12 TEST other S42 other S42 at P2
Ship catch rehearsal at Pad 2: S42 was lifted to catch height and back down to SQD height, the SQD rotated in and connected, then S42 was rotated, flaps tucked, and lowered onto its transport stand.
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2026-09-10 TEST other S42 other S42 at P2
Ship catch rehearsal at Pad 2: S42 was placed deep in the chopsticks and lifted a few meters, then the chopstick pushers moved it to the stabilizer engagement position and the stabilizers were engaged.
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Pad
2026-10-08 UNCONFIRMED Flight 15 F15 NET 2026-11-08 at P2
CADENA advisory: Flight 15 from Starbase Pad 2 NET 8 Nov 2026; Flight 16 (Starlink 30-1), potentially LC-39A, NET 10 Dec 2026.
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Ground notes
Notes at Starbase Pad 2 whose own text names deluge, chopsticks, BQD or SQD. Newest first. A kind with no note stays open on the strip.
2026-10-21 note at P2
Pad 2 ran two water deluge tests about seven to eight minutes apart, one simulating a launch and one a catch, for the second day running. VickiCocks15 says the pressure looked higher than the day before.
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2026-10-21 UNCONFIRMED note at P2
Booster quick disconnects (BQDs) at Starbase Pad 2 purging, which the post hopes is ahead of Booster 22 arriving soon.
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2026-10-20 note at P2
Chopstick testing at the top of the Pad 2 tower, with the deluge system activated during it; Blobifie reports both a launch and a landing deluge test.
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2026-10-16 UNCONFIRMED note at P2 about pad2-chopsticks
Further chopstick testing at Pad 2.
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2026-10-15 UNCONFIRMED note at P2 about pad2-chopsticks
Blobifie: SpaceX ran catch testing with the Pad 2 chopsticks at the top of the tower, and workers were seen celebrating at the top of the tower later in the day. NSF's Starbase summary of 15 Oct also shows the chopsticks run to the top of Tower 2 for high-speed tests.
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2026-10-14 UNCONFIRMED note at P2
After damper work on 14 Oct (local), the Pad 2 chopsticks were raised and lowered a few times with checks in one pause; no arm swings were seen. The Deadline balcony at the base of Tower 2 received extra cladding the same day.
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2026-09-12 note at P2 about pad2-sqd
Pad 2 SQD arm rotated in and connected to S42 at SQD height during catch rehearsal, a rehearsal of post-catch ship safing.
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2026-09-10 note at P2 about pad2-chopsticks
Pad 2 chopsticks held S42 deep in the arms and lifted it a few meters during catch rehearsal.
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2026-09-10 note at P2
Pad 2 OLM ran a further deluge test.
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2026-09-08 note at P2
Pad 2 OLM ran a full launch-to-catch deluge operation.
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Filings
Filing claims whose effect names F15. Docket.
2026-08-25 FCC experimental UNCONFIRMED filing FCC experimental 1679-EX-ST-2026 on F15
FCC Experimental Licensing System filing 1679-EX-ST-2026 (call sign WA8XLZ), a Special Temporary Authority application from SpaceX filed 25 Aug 2026 for Starship Flight 15 vehicle communications launching from Starbase TX: a sub-orbital first stage booster and an orbital second stage, plus an additional power level for the 2056/2062 MHz uplink frequencies for static beam and tracking beam use. Requested operation 28 Sep 2026 to 28 Mar 2027. The record shows status Set Aside dated 10 Sep 2026 and lists a grant e-mail notification of 10 Sep 2026.
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No FAA filing names this flight.