2026-W37
7 Sept 2026 to 13 Sept 2026
12 claims: 11 CONFIRMED, 1 UNCONFIRMED
Grouped by the site stated in the claim; moves use their destination. No site means no site was stated. A claim naming several vehicles or hardware items appears once under a combined group.
mb1 Mega Bay 1
B23
move CONFIRMED
Booster 23 F2:4 section rolled into Mega Bay 1, the start of its CH4 tank.
move CONFIRMED
Booster 23 AX:2 section rolled across from Starfactory into Mega Bay 1, before its landing tank had been seen.
pad1 Starbase Pad 1
Site and other claims
note CONFIRMED
Reported 13 Sep 2026: Pad 1 tower had its roof reinstalled early in the week of 7 Sep, after it was taken down for modifications.
pad2 Starbase Pad 2
pad2-chopsticks
note CONFIRMED
Pad 2 chopsticks held S42 deep in the arms and lifted it a few meters during catch rehearsal.
pad2-sqd
note CONFIRMED
Pad 2 SQD arm rotated in and connected to S42 at SQD height during catch rehearsal, a rehearsal of post-catch ship safing.
S42
test CONFIRMED
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.
test CONFIRMED
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.
Site and other claims
note CONFIRMED
Pad 2 OLM ran a further deluge test.
note CONFIRMED
Pad 2 OLM ran a full launch-to-catch deluge operation.
No site
pad2-chopsticks
identify CONFIRMED
Identify the Pad 2 chopsticks as hardware used in Ship 42 catch rehearsals.
pad2-sqd
identify CONFIRMED
Identify the Pad 2 ship quick disconnect (SQD) arm as hardware used when S42 was lowered to SQD height and the SQD was connected during catch rehearsal.
Site and other claims
filing UNCONFIRMED
SpaceX filed FCC STA 1782-EX-ST-2026 (call sign WA9XYF) for on-ground testing only of Starship Super Heavy vehicle communications at its Boca Chica and Brownsville TX test facilities, adding ship and booster frequencies; requested operation 4 Oct to 14 Dec 2026. Record status Pending, status date 11 Sep 2026.