SpaceX Starship IFT-13 (launch 23 July 2026): Booster B13 successfully lands on drone ship (no Mechazilla catch, confirmed via SpaceX webcast)
Miss
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Published on 21. July 2026
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Predicted for 23. July 2026
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Based on: Speculative
Following the July 16, 2026 scrub — post-ignition anomaly: 4 Raptor engines failed to fire — IFT-13 received a new launch window of July 23, 2026. A Mechazilla booster catch is not planned for Flight 13 per SpaceX (earliest Flight 14+); B13 will attempt a conventional drone ship landing on 'Just Read the Instructions'. SpaceX substantially improved booster recovery rates through IFT-11 and IFT-12. Key risks: repeat engine anomalies at ignition (as on July 16) and guidance failures on booster descent.
Data basis for this prediction
- SpaceX.com / Space.com IFT-13 Scrub 16. Juli 2026: Post-Ignition-Anomalie, neues Fenster 23. Juli
- Spaceflight Now IFT-13 Update Juli 2026: Mechazilla-Fang erst ab Flug 14+, Booster auf Drone Ship
- Trefferquote-Historie dieser Plattform: IFT-13-Start am 16. Juli gescheitert (bereits dokumentiert)
Verdict: Miss
[Vorzeitig entschieden] IFT-13 startete am 23. Juli nicht (zweiter Abort), daher war eine Drohnenboot-Landung unmöglich. Zudem war laut Missionsplan eine Golf-von-Mexiko-Platzwasserung geplant, kein Drohnenboot-Fang. (NASASpaceFlight.com, Spaceflight Now)
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