Overview

• Liftoff is scheduled no earlier than 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET) from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the tenth integrated Super Heavy–Starship test.
• SpaceX removed a significant number of thermal protection tiles and installed new test hardware to evaluate thermal and structural performance during descent.
• Planned objectives include a Super Heavy landing-combustion test, an on‑orbit Raptor engine restart, and deployment of eight Starlink simulators.
• The booster is slated to splash down on a Gulf platform about 6 minutes 40 seconds after launch, with Starship targeting a platform in the Indian Ocean roughly 1 hour 6 minutes into the flight.
• Mexico’s navy warned mariners near Matamoros of potential debris risk and local groups announced peaceful protests over environmental impacts, as U.S. civil associations continue pressing the FAA.