🇺🇸 Starbase Launch Site
Boca Chica Pads A + B · Boca Chica, Texas
Starship flights, Super Heavy reuse
Updated 2026-05-27 · Satellite imagery 11/10/2025 · 7/8 milestones verified
Built footprint
75%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
200+ acres (pads + roads)
Capacity
12 Starship flights/yr
Investment
$1.8B+ (launch-side allocation)
Employees
1,800+
Launch Pads
OLM-A (Pad 1, IFT-1 through IFT-11) + OLM-B (Pad 2, operational 2026-05)
Tower
Mechazilla catch tower (Pad 1)
Starbase Launch Site
25.9971° N, 97.1554° W
Satellite timelapse
26 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-05-15 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
7/82026-H2
Starship Block 3 cadence ramp across both pads
Upcoming
2025-06
Ship 36 anomaly at Massey's test site
Done
2025-05
OLM-B (Pad 2) launch mount installed
Done
2021-05
SN15 successful landing
Done
2019-08
Starhopper 150m hop
Done
Progress by year
2020–20265%'20
10%'21
20%'22
30%'23
45%'24
60%'25
75%'26
Latest: 75%expanding
Latest news
May 27TeslaratiNASA’s first human outpost on the Moon starts now – SpaceX on deckMay 26CleanTechnicaSpaceX IPO — Boon Or Boondoggle?May 26TeslaratiTesla patent reveals strategy for solving major Full Self-Driving, Optimus issueMay 26TeslaratiSpaceX Starlink gets its latest airline adoptee, grabbing three of the ‘Big Four’May 26TeslaratiTesla Cybertruck’s newest trim is nearing its first deliveriesMay 26TeslaratiTesla ships new feature that silences neighborhood Supercharger complaintsMay 26TeslaratiFerrari unveils its Luce EV, and its reception has been a disasterMay 26CNBCAmerican Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planesMay 26TeslaratiTesla unveils juicy new detail on the Roadster and hints at new unveil timelineMay 23TeslaratiElon Musk called it Epic: The full story of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12
Community
r/SpaceXLoungeu/TheRealNobodySpecial·6h
Starship v3 Thrusters
r/SpaceXLoungeu/yadayadayawn·1h
Speeds on Return....Could someone determine speeds along this line using colors and a legend? I feel like it's still "screaming in" on the left hand side, and thought it could be interesting. Thank You.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/Aggressive-Cookie395·3h
Is SpaceX the real reason Starlink is so hard to compete with?
r/SpaceXLoungeu/95sunny·4h
Any idea on what this is? *not edited
r/SpaceXLoungeu/Luka77GOATic·8h
SpaceX-Tesla merger chatter reignites
r/SpaceXLoungeu/rustybeancake·9h
NASA to Announce Artemis III Crew, Provide Mission Progress Update
r/teslainvestorsclubu/ItzWarty·12h
Tesla Patents Self-Cleaning Camera Lens With Built-In Wiper, without requiring large washer nozzles or external cleaning hardware
r/teslainvestorsclubu/ItzWarty·12h
Franz and Lars reveal decision to sunset the S/X vehicles made over 1.5 years ago driven by a combination of aging safety architecture and a desperate need for new manufacturing space