SpaceX Starship Flight 10 — Launch Summary (Aug 24, 2025)

SpaceX is scheduled to attempt Starship Flight 10 from Starbase (Boca Chica), Texas. The launch window opens at 7:30 PM ET (6:30 PM CT). The official SpaceX webcast begins 30 minutes before liftoff and is available on the SpaceX launches page: https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-10.

What to expect

• Vehicle: Starship (Ship 37) atop Super Heavy (Booster 16).
• Mission: Deploy 8 dummy Starlink satellites and run experiments focused on enabling the Starship upper stage to return to the launch site in future tests.
• Duration: ~1 hour, ending with a splashdown of the upper stage in the Indian Ocean.
• Live coverage: SpaceX webcast (link above).

Weather & backup windows

Weather is currently assessed to be about 45% favorable, so delays are possible. SpaceX has backup launch opportunities on Aug 25 and 26.

Context

This flight follows earlier setbacks during Flights 7–9 and a June ground explosion during static-fire testing. Flight 10 is another development test aimed at gathering data to progress Starship toward operational flights and future human missions.

Further reading

• Official SpaceX launch page: https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-10
• Space.com coverage: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starship-flight-10-launch-what-time
• NASAspaceflight analysis: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/08/flight-10-ship-37-block-2/

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