Launches from Starbase (Boca Chica)
SpaceX Starship test flights in South Texas.
Every city below, nearest first — the direction to look, distance to the pad, and how likely a night or daytime launch is to be visible:
| City | Distance | Look | Bearing | Night launch | Day launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville, USA | 36 km | ENE | 73° | Likely visible | Likely visible |
| Corpus Christi, USA | 202 km | S | 173° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| San Antonio, USA | 403 km | SSE | 161° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Houston, USA | 454 km | SSW | 203° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Austin, USA | 478 km | S | 173° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Dallas, USA | 755 km | S | 183° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 758 km | NNE | 15° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| New Orleans, USA | 823 km | WSW | 239° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| El Paso, USA | 1111 km | ESE | 123° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tallahassee, USA | 1354 km | WSW | 252° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tampa, USA | 1472 km | W | 265° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Atlanta, USA | 1501 km | WSW | 238° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Cape Coral, USA | 1517 km | W | 271° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Orlando, USA | 1584 km | W | 263° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Jacksonville, USA | 1592 km | WSW | 256° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Melbourne, USA | 1654 km | W | 266° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Phoenix, USA | 1659 km | ESE | 116° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Denver, USA | 1692 km | SSE | 152° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Miami, USA | 1696 km | W | 275° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Fort Lauderdale, USA | 1699 km | W | 273° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Charleston, USA | 1828 km | WSW | 250° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Chicago, USA | 1969 km | SSW | 209° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Las Vegas, USA | 2047 km | ESE | 119° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Raleigh, USA | 2069 km | WSW | 243° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Diego, USA | 2074 km | ESE | 106° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Los Angeles, USA | 2213 km | ESE | 108° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Virginia Beach, USA | 2336 km | WSW | 245° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Santa Barbara, USA | 2353 km | ESE | 107° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Washington, D.C., USA | 2362 km | WSW | 239° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Baltimore, USA | 2416 km | WSW | 238° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Toronto, Canada | 2535 km | SW | 225° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Philadelphia, USA | 2560 km | WSW | 239° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Jose, USA | 2647 km | ESE | 111° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sacramento, USA | 2669 km | ESE | 114° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| New York, USA | 2688 km | WSW | 240° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Francisco, USA | 2708 km | ESE | 112° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Boston, USA | 2991 km | WSW | 241° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Seattle, USA | 3257 km | SE | 129° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Honolulu, USA | 6151 km | ENE | 72° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 7738 km | NW | 312° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| London, United Kingdom | 8235 km | WNW | 292° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Paris, France | 8513 km | WNW | 294° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Berlin, Germany | 9011 km | WNW | 302° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tokyo, Japan | 10929 km | NE | 49° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sydney, Australia | 13487 km | ENE | 78° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13598 km | NNW | 331° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Singapore, Singapore | 16230 km | NE | 35° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |