SpaceXLaunch FailureTest Flight

Flight 8

Name: Starship | Flight 8
Start: 2025-03-06T23:30:00Z
Location: Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Starship

Launched Thu, Mar 6 · 11:30 PM UTC2025-03-06 23:30 UTCOrbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Lifted off
Launch failure
Booster landed

What happened Watch the replay

What Happened

Ship 34 lost 4 out of 6 Raptors at around T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.

From Launch Library 2 · updated Fri, Mar 7 · 4:02 AM UTC

Launch failure

Target: Suborbital

Starship V2 lifted off with Flight 8, but the launch failed.

Booster

Booster 15 Landed

The first stage landed at Orbital Launch Mount A, on its 1st flight.

Waiting on the Cause

No cause has been given yet. What SpaceX finds will be added here, and to the updates below.

Replay

Replay: SpaceX Flight 8

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 11:30 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown11

T−1:15:0010:15 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−45:5910:44 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−42:5910:47 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−41:2210:48 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−35:3510:54 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−19:4011:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:2011:26 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−2:5011:27 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−0:3011:29 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:1011:29 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:0311:29 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (11 steps)

T−1:15:0010:15 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−45:5910:44 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−42:5910:47 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−41:2210:48 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−35:3510:54 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−19:4011:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:2011:26 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−2:5011:27 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−0:3011:29 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:1011:29 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:0311:29 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent6

T+0:0011:30 PMExcitement guaranteed
T+0:0211:30 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:0211:31 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:3211:32 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:4011:32 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+3:3211:33 PMSeparation of the hot stage from the booster

Booster Return8

T+2:4511:32 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:3011:33 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:3711:36 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+6:5711:36 PMLanding of the first stage
T+47:2212:17 AMStart of the atmospheric re-entry
T+1:06:0412:36 AMFlip maneuver to set the orientation for landing
T+1:06:0612:36 AMStart of the Starship orbital stage landing burn
T+1:06:2612:36 AMLanding of the Starship orbital stage

Second Stage and Payload5

T+8:4411:38 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+17:2411:47 PMFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket
T+37:2812:07 AM2nd burn of the second engine
T+1:03:0512:33 AMStarship passing through the transonic regime
T+1:04:2012:34 AMStarship reaches a subsonic velocity

Mission

Eighth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2002 · CEO Elon Musk

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

Launches

742

Successful

727

98%

Landings

687

of 715

Upcoming

136

scheduled

FliesFalcon Starship Dragon

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Updates

Mar 6 · 11:56 PM
Ship lost 4 engines out of 6 at ~T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 11:31 PM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 10:53 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 5 · 12:50 PM
Delayed to NET March 6.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 4 · 1:12 PM
Rescheduled for NET March 5.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Mar 3 · 11:53 PM
Scrubbing for the day. Next attempt TBC
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:51 PM
Holding again at T-40 seconds
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:50 PM
Resuming countdown
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:44 PM
Holding at T-40 seconds
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:35 PM
Weather 65%
Nosu
Mar 3 · 10:54 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 3 · 10:45 PM
Updating T-0
Nosu
Mar 2 · 8:29 PM
Adjusted launch window.
hitura-nobad
Feb 27 · 5:17 AM
Delayed to March 3.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 24 · 6:07 PM
Updated launch time accuracy.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 24 · 2:47 AM
NET February 28.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 20 · 4:31 PM
Adding launch NET February 26, pending regulatory approval
Nosu

Starship V2

Vehicle history

Height

123.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

35,000kg

Liftoff thrust

73,550kN

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SpaceXLaunch FailureTest Flight

Flight 8

Starship

Launched Thu, Mar 6 · 11:30 PM UTC2025-03-06 23:30 UTCOrbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Lifted off
Launch failure
Booster landed

What happened Watch the replay

What Happened

Ship 34 lost 4 out of 6 Raptors at around T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.

From Launch Library 2 · updated Fri, Mar 7 · 4:02 AM UTC

Launch failure

Target: Suborbital

Starship V2 lifted off with Flight 8, but the launch failed.

Booster

Booster 15 Landed

The first stage landed at Orbital Launch Mount A, on its 1st flight.

Waiting on the Cause

No cause has been given yet. What SpaceX finds will be added here, and to the updates below.

Replay

Replay: SpaceX Flight 8

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 11:30 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown11

T−1:15:0010:15 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−45:5910:44 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−42:5910:47 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−41:2210:48 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−35:3510:54 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−19:4011:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:2011:26 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−2:5011:27 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−0:3011:29 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:1011:29 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:0311:29 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (11 steps)

T−1:15:0010:15 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−45:5910:44 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−42:5910:47 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−41:2210:48 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−35:3510:54 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−19:4011:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:2011:26 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−2:5011:27 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−0:3011:29 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:1011:29 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:0311:29 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent6

T+0:0011:30 PMExcitement guaranteed
T+0:0211:30 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:0211:31 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:3211:32 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:4011:32 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+3:3211:33 PMSeparation of the hot stage from the booster

Booster Return8

T+2:4511:32 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:3011:33 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:3711:36 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+6:5711:36 PMLanding of the first stage
T+47:2212:17 AMStart of the atmospheric re-entry
T+1:06:0412:36 AMFlip maneuver to set the orientation for landing
T+1:06:0612:36 AMStart of the Starship orbital stage landing burn
T+1:06:2612:36 AMLanding of the Starship orbital stage

Second Stage and Payload5

T+8:4411:38 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+17:2411:47 PMFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket
T+37:2812:07 AM2nd burn of the second engine
T+1:03:0512:33 AMStarship passing through the transonic regime
T+1:04:2012:34 AMStarship reaches a subsonic velocity

Mission

Eighth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2002 · CEO Elon Musk

Launches

742

Successful

727

98%

Landings

687

of 715

Upcoming

136

scheduled

FliesFalcon Starship Dragon

All SpaceX launches Website Wikipedia

Updates

Mar 6 · 11:56 PM
Ship lost 4 engines out of 6 at ~T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 11:31 PM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 10:53 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 5 · 12:50 PM
Delayed to NET March 6.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 4 · 1:12 PM
Rescheduled for NET March 5.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Mar 3 · 11:53 PM
Scrubbing for the day. Next attempt TBC
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:51 PM
Holding again at T-40 seconds
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:50 PM
Resuming countdown
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:44 PM
Holding at T-40 seconds
Nosu
Mar 3 · 11:35 PM
Weather 65%
Nosu
Mar 3 · 10:54 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 3 · 10:45 PM
Updating T-0
Nosu
Mar 2 · 8:29 PM
Adjusted launch window.
hitura-nobad
Feb 27 · 5:17 AM
Delayed to March 3.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 24 · 6:07 PM
Updated launch time accuracy.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 24 · 2:47 AM
NET February 28.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 20 · 4:31 PM
Adding launch NET February 26, pending regulatory approval
Nosu

Starship V2

Vehicle history

Height

123.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

35,000kg

Liftoff thrust

73,550kN

Next From SpaceX Starbase

SpaceX Starbase schedule

Dec31Thu

Starship | Flight 15SpaceX · Starship V3 · Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USALow Earth OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD

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Flight 8

What Happened

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return8

Second Stage and Payload5

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V2

Flight 8

What Happened

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return8

Second Stage and Payload5

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V2

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Flight 8

What Happened

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return8

Second Stage and Payload5

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V2

Updates When There's News.

Flight 8

What Happened

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return8

Second Stage and Payload5

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V2

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Updates When There's News.

Next From SpaceX Starbase