Starship Flight 13 targets July 16 liftoff as booster returns for final checks

SpaceX is aiming to launch Starship Flight 13 from Starbase, Texas, with Version 3 upgrades; after a static-fire test, Super Heavy Booster 20 was rolled back to the hangar and will roll out again with Ship 40 for additional engine checks within Starbase’s pad 2. A 90-minute launch window opens July 16 at 6:45 p.m. EDT, with a livestream starting about 30 minutes before liftoff, and the flight will deploy SpaceX’s first batch of upgraded Starlink Version 3 satellites.