Status
Suborbital
Success
Starship Flight 3
Launch Time
Thu Mar 14, 2024 13:25 UTC
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
Vehicles
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