Starship | Flight 13 — visibility, launch time & where to look

13th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Second flight of Starship V3

Rocket: Starship V3
Provider: SpaceX
Launch site: SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Status: To Be Determined

Launch time

Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Jun 29, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern
Jun 29, 2026, 5:00 PM Pacific

This launch time is not yet confirmed. Rocket launches often slip by hours or days for weather, technical checks, or range scheduling — treat the time above as a target and re-check close to the date.

Which cities can see this launch?

Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon:

City	Visibility	Look toward	Distance to pad
Port Isabel, TX	Excellent	south-southeast	6 mi
South Padre Island, TX	Excellent	south	7 mi
Laguna Vista, TX	Excellent	southeast	11 mi
Bayview, TX	Excellent	east-southeast	18 mi
Los Fresnos, TX	Excellent	east-southeast	21 mi
Brownsville, TX	Excellent	east-northeast	22 mi
Harlingen, TX	Excellent	east-southeast	36 mi
McAllen, TX	Excellent	east-southeast	68 mi
Corpus Christi, TX	Good	south	125 mi
Port Aransas, TX	Good	south	127 mi
Rockport, TX	Good	south	140 mi
Laredo, TX	Good	southeast	179 mi
Grand Isle, LA	Excellent	west-southwest	492 mi
Gulf Shores, AL	Good	west-southwest	647 mi
Pensacola Beach, FL	Good	west-southwest	679 mi
Tallahassee, FL	Excellent	west-southwest	841 mi
Valdosta, GA	Excellent	west-southwest	906 mi
Tampa, FL	Good	west	914 mi
Gainesville, FL	Good	west	940 mi
Lakeland, FL	Fair	west	946 mi
Kissimmee, FL	Good	west	980 mi
Orlando, FL	Good	west	984 mi
Jacksonville, FL	Good	west-southwest	989 mi
Sanford, FL	Good	west	993 mi
St. Augustine, FL	Good	west	1003 mi
Palm Coast, FL	Good	west	1005 mi
Daytona Beach, FL	Good	west	1012 mi
Brunswick, GA	Good	west-southwest	1014 mi
New Smyrna Beach, FL	Good	west	1015 mi
Mims, FL	Good	west	1018 mi
Titusville, FL	Good	west	1019 mi
Rockledge, FL	Fair	west	1022 mi
Merritt Island, FL	Fair	west	1024 mi
Melbourne, FL	Fair	west	1028 mi
Palm Bay, FL	Fair	west	1029 mi
Port Canaveral, FL	Fair	west	1029 mi
Cocoa Beach, FL	Fair	west	1029 mi
Satellite Beach, FL	Fair	west	1029 mi
Indialantic, FL	Fair	west	1031 mi
Sebastian, FL	Fair	west	1035 mi
Vero Beach, FL	Fair	west	1039 mi
Port St. Lucie, FL	Fair	west	1040 mi
Fort Pierce, FL	Fair	west	1043 mi
Miami, FL	Marginal	west-northwest	1054 mi
Fort Lauderdale, FL	Marginal	west-northwest	1056 mi
Savannah, GA	Good	west-southwest	1056 mi
West Palm Beach, FL	Fair	west	1060 mi
Hilton Head Island, SC	Good	west-southwest	1078 mi
Charleston, SC	Good	west-southwest	1136 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC	Good	west-southwest	1215 mi
Richmond, VA	Marginal	southwest	1402 mi
Newport News, VA	Fair	southwest	1434 mi
Norfolk, VA	Fair	southwest	1436 mi
Virginia Beach, VA	Fair	southwest	1451 mi
Cape Charles, VA	Fair	southwest	1462 mi
Washington, DC	Marginal	southwest	1468 mi
Exmore, VA	Fair	southwest	1480 mi
Onancock, VA	Marginal	southwest	1489 mi
Annapolis, MD	Marginal	southwest	1496 mi
Pocomoke City, MD	Marginal	southwest	1509 mi
Wallops Island, VA	Marginal	southwest	1511 mi
Chincoteague, VA	Marginal	southwest	1514 mi
Salisbury, MD	Marginal	southwest	1517 mi
Berlin, MD	Marginal	southwest	1534 mi
Ocean City, MD	Marginal	southwest	1541 mi
Dover, DE	Marginal	southwest	1547 mi
Rehoboth Beach, DE	Marginal	southwest	1553 mi
Cape May, NJ	Marginal	southwest	1568 mi
Ocean City, NJ	Marginal	southwest	1596 mi
San Diego, CA	Not visible	—	1288 mi
Long Beach, CA	Not visible	—	1366 mi
Pasadena, CA	Not visible	—	1372 mi
Los Angeles, CA	Not visible	—	1375 mi
Mojave, CA	Not visible	—	1394 mi
Malibu, CA	Not visible	—	1399 mi
Thousand Oaks, CA	Not visible	—	1410 mi
Oxnard, CA	Not visible	—	1429 mi
Ventura, CA	Not visible	—	1437 mi
Bakersfield, CA	Not visible	—	1447 mi
Santa Barbara, CA	Not visible	—	1462 mi
Solvang, CA	Not visible	—	1490 mi
Buellton, CA	Not visible	—	1493 mi
Los Alamos, CA	Not visible	—	1500 mi
Baltimore, MD	Not visible	—	1501 mi
Lompoc, CA	Not visible	—	1508 mi
Vandenberg Village, CA	Not visible	—	1510 mi
Orcutt, CA	Not visible	—	1511 mi
Santa Maria, CA	Not visible	—	1513 mi
Guadalupe, CA	Not visible	—	1521 mi
Fresno, CA	Not visible	—	1521 mi
Pismo Beach, CA	Not visible	—	1528 mi
San Luis Obispo, CA	Not visible	—	1532 mi
Philadelphia, PA	Not visible	—	1590 mi
San Jose, CA	Not visible	—	1645 mi

Where to look

A rocket lifts off below the horizon for distant viewers, then climbs into view as it gains altitude and flies downrange. Closer to the pad you'll see it within seconds; a few hundred miles away it can take three to six minutes to rise over the horizon. Find an open view in the direction shown for your city and start watching at liftoff.

Before you go

Launch times change — scrubs and delays are common. Re-check the day of.
Clear skies matter. Low cloud near the pad or along the trajectory can hide the rocket.
Twilight launches are the most dramatic; daytime launches are the hardest to see at distance.
Trajectory and timing here are estimates from a representative ascent profile.

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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated May 23, 2026.