Starship | Integrated Flight Test
Mission Description
Maiden flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster was supposed to separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage would have followed a suborbital trajectory and performed an unpowered splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of Kauai (Hawaii). A launch failure was experienced before stage separation.
Launch Videos
Starship Flight Test
Starship Flight Test
Starship Flight Test
Mission Updates
Jay
4/17/2023, 9:50:35 PM
Flight restriction for Wednesday has been cancelled, indicating a delay. Next possible window is Thursday, April 20th
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4/17/2023, 5:55:50 PM
Adjusting window based on FAA advisory. Awaiting confirmation from SpaceX, and window end time is uncertain
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Nosu
4/17/2023, 1:14:29 PM
Scrub due to a first stage pressurization issue. Next opportunity 24 hours later.
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Jay
4/11/2023, 7:57:19 PM
SpaceX has confirmed they are targeting Monday, April 17th for the Starship Integrated Flight Test. A live broadcast will begin at approx. T-45 minutes, but with the nature of the flight timelines are highly subject to change.
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4/10/2023, 1:56:06 PM
Moving to NET mid third week of April and removed launch window pending confirmation from FAA advisory
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4/6/2023, 6:56:57 PM
SpaceX will conduct a Wet Dress Rehearsal next week, with a launch NET the following week (April 17), pending regulatory approval.
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4/5/2023, 3:17:51 PM
Moving back to NET April. A road closure filing for April 10-13 states non-flight activities on those days.
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Nosu
4/4/2023, 6:54:54 PM
Starship Orbital Flight Test scheduled NET April 10 per the latest FAA Operations Plan Advisory and NASA WB-57 schedule. Still TBD pending the FAA launch license and technical readiness.
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Cosmic_Penguin
9/15/2022, 3:01:50 AM
Launch no earlier than October 2022 with Starship/Superheavy on-pad testing still yet to complete.
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8/10/2022, 7:17:01 PM
Moving to NET September, pending vehicle readiness and FAA launch licence
Jay
7/11/2022, 10:47:34 PM
Pushing to NET August pending vehicle readiness.
Cosmic_Penguin
5/21/2022, 9:14:04 AM
Probably can be safely pushed back by a month pending Boca Chica launch pad EA approval.
More Info →Nosu
2/14/2022, 6:40:46 PM
Release of the final FAA PEA for the Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the Boca Chica launch site now planned for March 28, 2022.
More Info →Launch Details
Launch Window
4/20/2023, 1:28:00 PM
to 4/20/2023, 2:30:00 PM
Rocket Details
Starship V1
Family: Starship
Variant: V1
Launch Facility
Orbital Launch Pad 1
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
