# SpaceX Starship Flight 15 misses booster catch

> SpaceX Starship Flight 15 reaches orbit but loses booster before tower catch.
- Title: SpaceX Starship Flight 15 misses booster catch | Shortify
- Summary: SpaceX Starship Flight 15 reaches orbit but loses booster before tower catch. SpaceX Starship Flight 15 reached orbit but lost its booster during launch…
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- Source: Startup Fortune — https://startupfortune.com/spacex-starship-flight-15-reaches-orbit-but-loses-its-booster-before-the-ship-catch
- Published: 2026-11-14T07:23:48+00:00
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- Topics: spacex, starship flight 15, starlink v3, starbase, booster catch, tower catch, spacex ship 42, super heavy, startups, business
## Starship Flight 15 launch
SpaceX launched Starship Flight 15 from Starbase, Texas at 4:47 p.m. CST on Friday, November 13.
## Booster 22 lands in Gulf
Booster 22 went to an offshore landing spot in the Gulf and exploded moments before splashdown.
## Ship 42 reaches orbit
Ship 42 kept climbing and reached orbit after the booster explosion.
## Catch scheduled for Saturday
SpaceX aims to bring Ship 42 back about 22 hours and 32 minutes into the mission on Saturday, November 14.
## Booster guidance problem
Reports say the booster detected a problem in its guidance system before the catch could happen.
## Booster 22 significance
Booster 22 was the fourth Block 3 booster to fly and a clean return would have been the first catch of that version.
## Starlink V3 deployment
Ship 42 carried 26 Starlink V3 satellites deployed from an altitude of about 275 km.
## Key takeaway

SpaceX Starship Flight 15 reached orbit but lost its booster during launch, leaving the ship to return for a potential tower catch.