Flight 8
Starship V2. Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
Launch Failure
Ship 34 lost 4 out of 6 Raptors at around T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.
- Recovery
- Booster 15: Return to Launch Site, Orbital Launch Mount A, successful
- S34: Ocean, Indian Ocean, failed
1 Landed, 1 Lost
- Your Time
- UTC
- At the Pad
Flight 8
SpaceX
Mission
Test Flight, Suborbital
Eighth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Countdown Sequence
Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources
Sequence Ended · Failure
- T−01:15:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Not Confirmed
- T−00:45:59
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:42:59
Stage 2 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:41:22
Stage 1 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:35:35
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:19:40
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Not Confirmed
- T−00:03:20
Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the second stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:02:50
Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the first stage
Not Confirmed
- T−00:00:30
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Not Confirmed
- T−00:00:10
Flame Deflector Activation
Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
Not Confirmed
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Not Confirmed
- T+00:00:00
Excitement Guaranteed
Excitement guaranteed
Not Confirmed
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
T-0
Not Confirmed
- T+00:00:02
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
Not Confirmed
- T+00:01:02
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Not Confirmed
- T+00:02:32
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Not Confirmed
- T+00:02:40
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Not Confirmed
- T+00:02:45
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
Start of the booster boostback burn
Not Confirmed
- T+00:03:30
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
End of the booster boostback burn
Not Confirmed
- T+00:03:32
Booster Hot Stage Jettison
Separation of the hot stage from the booster
Not Confirmed
- T+00:06:37
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
Not Confirmed
- T+00:06:57
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
Not Confirmed
- T+00:08:44
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Not Confirmed
- T+00:17:24
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Not Confirmed
- T+00:37:28
SEB-2
2nd burn of the second engine
Not Confirmed
- T+00:47:22
Atmospheric Entry
Start of the atmospheric re-entry
Not Confirmed
- T+01:03:05
Starship Transonic
Starship passing through the transonic regime
Not Confirmed
- T+01:04:20
Starship Subsonic
Starship reaches a subsonic velocity
Not Confirmed
- T+01:06:04
Landing Flip
Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing
Not Confirmed
- T+01:06:06
Starship Landing Burn
Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn
Not Confirmed
- T+01:06:26
Starship Landing
Landing of the Starship orbital stage
Not Confirmed
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
Ship lost 4 engines out of 6 at ~T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.
Liftoff.
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Delayed to NET March 6.
Rescheduled for NET March 5.
Scrubbing for the day. Next attempt TBC
Holding again at T-40 seconds
Resuming countdown
Holding at T-40 seconds
Weather 65%
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Updating T-0
Adjusted launch window.
Delayed to March 3.
Updated launch time accuracy.
NET February 28.
Adding launch NET February 26, pending regulatory approval