SpaceX Starbase
SpaceX, Starbase, Texas
Starbase, about 17 miles east of Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas, is where SpaceX builds and launches Starship and its Super Heavy booster. The FAA currently authorizes up to 25 orbital launches a year there. In 2026 the FAA began reviewing a proposal to allow far more. The area was incorporated as the city of Starbase in 2025.
- Company
- SpaceX
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- Not stated
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Aerospace and defense
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Starship upper stages and Super Heavy boosters, built and launched at the site.
Facts
| Launch site | The FAA licenses the Boca Chica Launch Site at Starbase, Cameron County, for Starship/Super Heavy launches and landings (federal: faa.gov) |
|---|---|
| Current authorization | Up to 25 Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches a year under the FAA's final tiered environmental assessment (federal: faa.gov) |
| Proposed growth | An FAA programmatic EIS begun in October 2026 studies up to 100 launches a year in a first phase and up to 456 in a second (federal: faa.gov) |
| Production | The build site makes and assembles Starship and Super Heavy vehicles; Mega Bay 1 builds and fits engines to boosters and Mega Bay 2 stacks Starship upper stages (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| City | Voters approved incorporating the area as the city of Starbase on May 3, 2025 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in Texas.
Sources
- FAA: SpaceX Starship at Boca Chica (federal, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: SpaceX Starbase (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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