🇺🇸 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
Jul 10TeslaratiTesla shows rapid teardown of Model S and X lines, paving the way for Optimus at FremontJul 10ElectrekMusk tells Tesla staff to switch to Grok — a model he admits is worseJul 10CleanTechnicaNew XPENG Robotaxi: KITT Or My Mother The Car … Or Both!Jul 10InsideEVsThe Rivian R2 Is Getting Launch Mode. It'll Be Quicker Than A Tesla Model Y PerformanceJul 10TeslaratiElon Musk admits he was ‘clearly wrong’ about AnthropicJul 10TeslaratiTesla analyst says Full Self-Driving is about to have its iPhone momentJul 10InsideEVs'Public Trust Is Earned': Feds Are Officially Tired Of Robotaxis Getting In The Way Of First RespondersJul 10TeslaratiNASA taps SpaceX to launch the telescope that could unlock new worldsJul 10CleanTechnicaHow Many Tesla Robotaxis Are In Miami?Jul 9InsideEVsFeds Are Looking to Remove a Major Roadblock for Driverless Robotaxis: The Steering Wheel
Latest signal
r/SpaceXLoungeu/avboden·13h
[official SpaceX post with videos] Full-duration, 33-engine static fire of Super Heavy V3.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/CProphet·17h
Sawyer Merritt on X: "Look at the buoy getting rammed by a COPV after Starship's ocean landing and Starlink still transmitting video
r/SpaceXLoungeu/avboden·1d
Long March 10B's first stage successfully caught in cable system on barge after orbital launch. This marks the 4th orbital-class booster to be landed in the world, and first outside the united states.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/avboden·1d
The Cape Gigabay is getting closer to being ready for Starship! Teams recently installed the 420-ton crane – which we’ll use to break over and move Starships and Super Heavy boosters preparing for flight.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/avboden·1d
Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing. (article about starship/flat-panel design satellites)
Hacker Newsdansquizsoft·1w
Musk says SpaceX is putting top Starship and Starlink engineers to work on Grok
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r/teslamotorsu/rcnfive·13h
Cybercab employee rides at Giga Texas starting soon
r/teslamotorsu/rcnfive·14h
End of an era: Decommissioning the original Model S & X assembly line in just 46 days
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