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2026-05-22 schedule CONFIRMED

Flight 12 lifted off from Starbase Pad 2 on 22 May 2026 at 5:30 p.m. CT.

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2026-05-22 note UNCONFIRMED

On Flight 12, Booster 19 lit all 33 Raptor 3 engines and shut one down during ascent. After separation it could not light every planned boostback engine, ended that burn early, and was lost in a hard splashdown in the Gulf of America.

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2026-05-22 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Booster 19 as the booster on Flight 12.

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2026-05-22 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify Booster 19 as the Super Heavy booster that flew Starship Flight 12, the first flight of a Block 3 booster.

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2026-05-22 note UNCONFIRMED

On Flight 12, Ship 39 lost one Raptor vacuum engine during ascent and still reached its planned trajectory. It deployed 20 Starlink simulators and two modified Starlink satellites, then made a landing flip, landing burn, and splashdown in the Indian Ocean on two Raptor engines. NASASpaceflight says the planned in-space Raptor relight was canceled after the early engine-out.

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2026-05-22 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Ship 39 as the ship on Flight 12.

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2026-05-22 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify Ship 39 as the Starship upper stage that flew Starship Flight 12, the first flight of a Block 3 ship.

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2026-05-22 identify CONFIRMED

Identify Flight 12 as Starship's twelfth flight test, the first flight of the Version 3 vehicles and the first flight from Pad 2.

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