Launch Details

Space launch mission information

Starship | Integrated Flight Test 2

Launch was a Partial Failure
713 days ago11/18/2023, 1:00:00 PM
Starship | Integrated Flight Test 2

Launch Probability

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Mission Description

Second test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster is expected to separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage will follow a suborbital trajectory and perform an unpowered splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of Kauai (Hawaii).

Launch Videos

SpaceX Starship Flight Test 2

SpaceX Starship Flight Test 2

SpaceX Starship Flight Test 2

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SpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight Test

SpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight Test

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[4K] Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE up close and personal!

[4K] Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE up close and personal!

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Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship/Super Heavy Booster on second test flight

Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship/Super Heavy Booster on second test flight

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Livestream on X

Livestream on X

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Mission Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/19/2023, 3:17:23 AM

Added launch time to the seconds.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/18/2023, 2:20:04 PM

Starship successfully performed stage separation, while the Booster and Ship were lost after separation and seconds before shutdown respectively.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/18/2023, 1:03:11 PM

Liftoff

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Nosu

Nosu

11/18/2023, 1:02:34 PM

Countdown has resumed

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Nosu

Nosu

11/18/2023, 1:00:25 PM

Holding at T-40 seconds

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LL2

LL2

11/18/2023, 7:01:15 AM

Livestream has started

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hitura-nobad

hitura-nobad

11/16/2023, 7:49:29 PM

launch delayed to saturday to replace a grid fin actuator.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/15/2023, 9:47:00 PM

SpaceX has received the FAA license to launch Starship on its second test flight. Setting GO for the attempt on November 17 between 13:00 and 15:00 UTC (7-9am local).

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/14/2023, 2:56:28 AM

Refined launch window.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/11/2023, 2:05:11 AM

NET November 17, pending final regulatory approval.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/9/2023, 12:18:10 AM

Refined daily launch window.

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Nosu

Nosu

11/8/2023, 10:08:20 PM

NET November 15 per marine navigation warnings.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/7/2023, 4:34:50 AM

NET November 13 per marine navigation warnings.

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Jay

Jay

11/3/2023, 8:02:55 PM

SpaceX is targeting NET Mid-November for the second flight of Starship. This is subject to regulatory approval, which is currently pending.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

11/1/2023, 10:54:19 AM

Targeting November 2023, pending regulatory approval.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

9/18/2023, 2:54:57 PM

Moving to NET October awaiting regulatory paperwork approval.

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Jay

Jay

5/27/2023, 1:15:42 AM

IFT-2 is NET August according to a tweet from Elon. This is a highly tentative timeline, and delays are possible, and highly likely. Pad upgrades should be complete by the end of June, with vehicle testing starting soon after.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

2/27/2024, 2:01:23 AM

Updated failure reason.

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Launch Details

Launch Window

11/18/2023, 1:00:00 PM

to 11/18/2023, 1:20:00 PM

Rocket Details

Starship V1

Family: Starship

Variant: V1

Launch Facility

Orbital Launch Pad 1

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA