{"id":301152,"date":"2026-03-09T06:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/?p=301152"},"modified":"2026-03-09T06:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:13:56","slug":"elon-musk-updated-starship-v3-maiden-launch-target-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/elon-musk-updated-starship-v3-maiden-launch-target-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk shares updated Starship V3 maiden launch target date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a brief Starship V3 update in a post on social media platform X, stating the next launch attempt of the spacecraft could take place in about four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comment was posted on Musk\u2019s official account on social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2030202126282973682\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">update<\/a> suggests that Starship Flight 12 could target a launch around early April, though the schedule will depend on several remaining milestones at SpaceX\u2019s Starbase launch facility in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the key steps is testing and certification of the site\u2019s new launch tower, launch mount, and tank farm systems. These upgrades will support the next generation of Starship vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starship V3 first flight in about 4 weeks<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvCkw5mjH0\">pic.twitter.com\/wvCkw5mjH0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2030202126282973682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just posted by Elon Musk, Starship Flight 12 is coming up in about 4 weeks and this matches what I\u2019ve been hearing of a ~9 April launch target. <br><br>This is a realistic (if aggressive) target date based on activity &amp; testing efforts underway at Starbase. <br><br>What is left to complete\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/89PDLAm5u4\">https:\/\/t.co\/89PDLAm5u4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Tegtmeyer \ud83d\ude80 \ud83e\udd20\ud83d\udef8\ud83d\ude0e (@JoeTegtmeyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTegtmeyer\/status\/2030286944165376014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Booster 19 is expected to roll to the launch site and be placed on the launch mount before returning to the production facility to receive its 33 Raptor engines. The booster would then return for a static fire test, which could mark the first time a Super Heavy booster equipped with Raptor V3 engines is fired on the pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ship 39 is expected to undergo a similar preparation process. The vehicle will likely return to the production site to receive its six engines before heading to Massey\u2019s test site for static fire testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once both stages are prepared, the booster and ship will roll out to the launch site for the first full stack of a V3 Super Heavy and V3 Starship. A full wet dress rehearsal is expected to follow before any launch attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elon Musk has previously shared how SpaceX plans to eventually recover Starship\u2019s upper stage using the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-starship-tower-catch-plan-elon-musk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch tower\u2019s robotic arms<\/a>. Musk noted that the company will only attempt to catch the Starship spacecraft after two successful soft landings in the ocean. The approach is intended to reduce risk before attempting a recovery over land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShould note that SpaceX will only try to catch the ship with the tower after two perfect soft landings in the ocean. The risk of the ship breaking up over land needs to be very low,\u201d Musk wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such a milestone would represent a major step toward the full reuse of the Starship system, which remains a central goal for SpaceX\u2019s long-term launch strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The comment was posted on Musk\u2019s official account on social media platform X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21274,"featured_media":300895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4489,1,543],"tags":[9,571,469],"class_list":["post-301152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elon-musk","category-news","category-spacex","tag-elon-musk","tag-featured","tag-spacex"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elon 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