{"id":23529,"date":"2026-05-01T21:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-aims-for-mid-may-starship-flight-12-launch-with-revised-trajectory\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:00:20","slug":"spacex-aims-for-mid-may-starship-flight-12-launch-with-revised-trajectory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-aims-for-mid-may-starship-flight-12-launch-with-revised-trajectory\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX aims for mid-May Starship Flight 12 launch with revised trajectory"},"content":{"rendered":"

The return of Starship launches may be just weeks away, with notices for the upcoming Flight 12 launch attempt publishing notification for windows opening as early as May 12.<\/p>\n

The move signals accelerating preparations for the first orbital test flight of the upgraded Version 3 Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, although engineers will have several milestones to complete with the new vehicle and pad.<\/p>\n

According to the notices, launch windows run from May 12 through May 18, with daily opportunities in the afternoon. Each window opens at approximately 5:30 p.m. Central Time (22:30 UTC) and extends for about two hours, including margin.<\/p>\n

The target vehicle stack\u2014Booster 19 and Ship 39\u2014will lift off from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
\n\"\"This launch would come roughly 211 days after Flight 11, just one day short of the record 212-day gap between Flights 1 and 2. With the first window only 11 days away as of May 1, the timeline is aggressive, and could mirror the repeated slips seen ahead of Flight 2, as SpaceX works through remaining technical hurdles.<\/p>\n

A notable change for Flight 12 is the revised flight path. Previous flights followed a trajectory passing just north of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Leeward Islands.<\/p>\n

The new plan threads a narrower corridor south of these landmasses: between Jamaica and Cuba, then between St. Vincent and Grenada in the Leeward Islands. This southern route avoids major airline corridors from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n