Starship Flight 15 aims to complete the first full mission profile, launching Booster 22 and Ship 42 from Pad 2 at Starbase, catching the Super Heavy booster back at the tower, deploying 26 Starlink Version 3 satellites, and returning the Ship for its own catch after a planned 22.5-hour orbital coast phase.

Building on Flight 14’s orbital insertion, Starlink deployment, and simulated catch (despite Raptor engine issues and an early Hawaii splashdown), this flight includes multiple abort options such as contingency Pacific splashdowns, an extra orbit, or Gulf diversion if needed, along with conservative go/no-go polls for both catches, curved heatshield tiles on Ship 42, and a detailed timeline from propellant loading through hot staging, boostback, long coast, deorbit burn, dynamic banking, and landing