SpaceX plans dual-stage Starship catch attempt, commentary reports

SpaceX is preparing a Starship flight intended to return both rocket stages to the launch site for catch attempts, according to Equity Insider commentary distributed through PR Newswire and dated 11 November 2026.

The commentary attributes to SpaceX a launch target of no earlier than 13 November, subject to regulatory approval. It gives a 75-minute launch window opening at 4:45 pm US Central Time. The supplied material does not establish whether approval has been granted or whether the flight will proceed on that schedule.

According to the commentary’s account of SpaceX’s mission page, Flight 15 would be the first return and catch attempt involving a Super Heavy V3 booster. It says three V1 boosters were caught during earlier flight tests, with two subsequently demonstrating successful reflights.

The Starship upper stage’s stated objectives include deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites and attempting its first return to Starbase for a catch. The planned mission would operate at an altitude of about 275 kilometres, completing approximately 14 orbits during a flight lasting more than 22 hours.

SpaceX claims each satellite would add one terabit of capacity to the Starlink constellation, according to the commentary. It compares the combined capacity of the 26 satellites with about 10 Falcon 9 launches carrying Starlink V2 Mini satellites.

The commentary also says Rocket Lab, Firefly Aerospace, Voyager Technologies, MDA Space and BlackSky Technology had reported quarterly results since 2 November. However, the supplied text cuts off at the beginning of the Rocket Lab section and provides no detailed quarterly figures to assess.

The proposed mission’s recovery and satellite deployment objectives remain planned outcomes, not demonstrated results. The supplied material offers no independent verification of the technical claims attributed to SpaceX.