NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

Starship Flight 3

Launch Time
Thu Mar 14, 2024 13:25 UTC

Third flight of Starship and Super Heavy.
The planned suborbital trajectory injection, payload bay door opening/closing test, and propellant transfer test were completed. The planned Raptor engine restart in space was canceled. Booster crashed into ocean after late landing burn; Starship lost contact at ~65 km altitude during reentry.

Rocket

Starship-Super Heavy (Prototype)
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 74,432 kN
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 121.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 9.0 m

Vehicles

Expendable

Ship 28

Flight #1
Splashdown

Booster 10

Flight #1

Mission Details

Starship Flight 3

Starship attempted another flight test to demonstrate orbital launch capability.

Suborbital

Location

Orbital Launch Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA

Stats

Starship

3rd mission
1st mission of 2024
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission