Integrated Flight Test 3
Starship V1. Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
Launch Successful
- Recovery
- Booster 10: Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, failed
- S28: Expended, not recovered
1 Lost, 1 Expended
- Your Time
- UTC
- At the Pad
Integrated Flight Test 3
Elon Musk
Mission
Test Flight, Suborbital
Third test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Countdown Sequence
Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources
Sequence Ended · Success
- T−01:15:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:53:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:51:00
Stage 2 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:42:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:41:00
Stage 1 LNG Load
Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:19:40
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:03:30
Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:02:50
Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete
End of propellant loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:30
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:10
Flame Deflector Activation
Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:00:00
Excitement Guaranteed
Excitement guaranteed
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:00:00
- T+00:00:02
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:00:52
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:42
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:44
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:02:55
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
Start of the booster boostback burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:03:50
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
End of the booster boostback burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:06:36
Booster Transonic
Booster passing through the transonic regime
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:06:46
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:07:04
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:08:35
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:11:56
Payload Door Open
Opening of the payload bay door
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:24:31
Propellant Transfer Demo
Technological demonstration of propellant transfer
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:40:46
SEB-2
2nd burn of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:49:05
Atmospheric Entry
Start of the atmospheric re-entry
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+01:02:16
Starship Transonic
Starship passing through the transonic regime
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+01:03:04
Starship Subsonic
Starship reaches a subsonic velocity
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+01:04:39
Starship Landing
Landing of the Starship orbital stage
Planned Time Elapsed
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
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.
Liftoff
T-0 now 13:25 UTC
T-0 now 13:10 UTC due to boats in the keep out zone
New T-0.
New T-0.
Livestream has started
Setting GO
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings. Launch date is pending FAA launch license modification approval.
NET March 14, pending regulatory approval
NET early March.
NET February
NET early 2024.
Added launch for NET 2023.