Starship | Integrated Flight Test 3 launch

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Integrated Flight Test 3

Name: Starship | Integrated Flight Test 3
Start: 2024-03-14T13:25:00Z
Location: Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Starship

Launched Thu, Mar 14 · 1:25 PM UTC2024-03-14 13:25 UTCOrbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landing failed

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Mission

Reached Suborbital

Booster landing failed

Landing failed at Gulf of Mexico

Booster 10, 1st flight

SpaceX

25th

launch this year

Orbital Launch Pad 1

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

117 d

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 3

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 1:25 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown11

T−1:15:0012:10 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−53:0012:32 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−51:0012:34 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−42:0012:43 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−41:0012:44 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−19:401:05 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:301:21 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−2:501:22 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−0:301:24 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:101:24 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:031:24 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (11 steps)

T−1:15:0012:10 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−53:0012:32 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−51:0012:34 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−42:0012:43 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−41:0012:44 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−19:401:05 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:301:21 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−2:501:22 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−0:301:24 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:101:24 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:031:24 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent6

T+0:001:25 PMExcitement guaranteed
T+0:021:25 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:521:25 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:421:27 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:441:27 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+6:361:31 PMBooster passing through the transonic regime

Booster Return6

T+2:551:27 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:501:28 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:461:31 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:041:32 PMLanding of the first stage
T+49:052:14 PMStart of the atmospheric re-entry
T+1:04:392:29 PMLanding of the Starship orbital stage

Second Stage and Payload6

T+8:351:33 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+11:561:36 PMOpening of the payload bay door
T+24:311:49 PMTechnological demonstration of propellant transfer
T+40:462:05 PM2nd burn of the second engine
T+1:02:162:27 PMStarship passing through the transonic regime
T+1:03:042:28 PMStarship reaches a subsonic velocity

Mission

Third 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 14 · 2:43 PM
Successful launch of Starship on a nominal suborbital trajectory all the way to atmospheric re-entry, which it did not survive. Super Heavy experienced a hard water landing due to multiple Raptor engines failing to reignite.
Nosu
Mar 14 · 1:25 PM
Liftoff
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 12:25 PM
T-0 now 13:25 UTC
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 12:05 PM
T-0 now 13:10 UTC due to boats in the keep out zone
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 11:52 AM
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Mar 14 · 11:05 AM
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 14 · 6:00 AM
Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 13 · 8:04 PM
Setting GO
hitura-nobad
Mar 6 · 6:00 PM
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings. Launch date is pending FAA launch license modification approval.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 7:50 AM
NET March 14, pending regulatory approval
Nosu
Feb 12 · 11:42 PM
NET early March.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 9 · 7:21 PM
NET February
Nosu
Dec 15 · 6:26 PM
NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Nov 20 · 4:52 PM
Added launch for NET 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin

Starship V1

Vehicle history

Height

121.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

15,000kg

Liftoff thrust

73,550kN

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Integrated Flight Test 3

Starship

Launched Thu, Mar 14 · 1:25 PM UTC2024-03-14 13:25 UTCOrbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landing failed

Follow SpaceX in the app Watch the replay

Mission

Reached Suborbital

Booster landing failed

Landing failed at Gulf of Mexico

Booster 10, 1st flight

SpaceX

25th

launch this year

Orbital Launch Pad 1

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

117 d

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 3

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 1:25 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown11

T−1:15:0012:10 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−53:0012:32 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−51:0012:34 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−42:0012:43 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−41:0012:44 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−19:401:05 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:301:21 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−2:501:22 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−0:301:24 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:101:24 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:031:24 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (11 steps)

T−1:15:0012:10 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−53:0012:32 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−51:0012:34 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the second stage
T−42:0012:43 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−41:0012:44 PMStart of liquid methane loading in the first stage
T−19:401:05 PMStart of engine chilling
T−3:301:21 PMEnd of propellant loading in the first stage
T−2:501:22 PMEnd of propellant loading in the second stage
T−0:301:24 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:101:24 PMActivation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
T−0:031:24 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent6

T+0:001:25 PMExcitement guaranteed
T+0:021:25 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:521:25 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:421:27 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:441:27 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+6:361:31 PMBooster passing through the transonic regime

Booster Return6

T+2:551:27 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:501:28 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:461:31 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:041:32 PMLanding of the first stage
T+49:052:14 PMStart of the atmospheric re-entry
T+1:04:392:29 PMLanding of the Starship orbital stage

Second Stage and Payload6

T+8:351:33 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+11:561:36 PMOpening of the payload bay door
T+24:311:49 PMTechnological demonstration of propellant transfer
T+40:462:05 PM2nd burn of the second engine
T+1:02:162:27 PMStarship passing through the transonic regime
T+1:03:042:28 PMStarship reaches a subsonic velocity

Mission

Third 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 14 · 2:43 PM
Successful launch of Starship on a nominal suborbital trajectory all the way to atmospheric re-entry, which it did not survive. Super Heavy experienced a hard water landing due to multiple Raptor engines failing to reignite.
Nosu
Mar 14 · 1:25 PM
Liftoff
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 12:25 PM
T-0 now 13:25 UTC
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 12:05 PM
T-0 now 13:10 UTC due to boats in the keep out zone
hitura-nobad
Mar 14 · 11:52 AM
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Mar 14 · 11:05 AM
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 14 · 6:00 AM
Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 13 · 8:04 PM
Setting GO
hitura-nobad
Mar 6 · 6:00 PM
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings. Launch date is pending FAA launch license modification approval.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 6 · 7:50 AM
NET March 14, pending regulatory approval
Nosu
Feb 12 · 11:42 PM
NET early March.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 9 · 7:21 PM
NET February
Nosu
Dec 15 · 6:26 PM
NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Nov 20 · 4:52 PM
Added launch for NET 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin

Starship V1

Vehicle history

Height

121.3m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

15,000kg

Liftoff thrust

73,550kN

Next From SpaceX Starbase

SpaceX Starbase schedule

Nov—NET

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

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Integrated Flight Test 3

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return6

Second Stage and Payload6

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V1

Integrated Flight Test 3

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return6

Second Stage and Payload6

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V1

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Integrated Flight Test 3

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return6

Second Stage and Payload6

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V1

Updates When There's News.

Integrated Flight Test 3

Replay

More Videos

The Flight Plan

Countdown11

Ascent6

Booster Return6

Second Stage and Payload6

Mission

SpaceX

Updates

Starship V1

Next From SpaceX Starbase

Updates When There's News.

Next From SpaceX Starbase