SpaceX took off Starship Flight 13 on July 25 2026 from Boca Chica, Texas.
The rocket’s upper stage and booster performed a precise separation during ascent.
Both stages later achieved soft splashdowns, first in the Gulf of Mexico and second in the Indian Ocean.
Engineers called the water landings as the softest to date.
A separate propulsion fault forced a previous abort on July 24.
The the operator further deployed new-generation Starlink satellites as payload for the test mission.