Starship Flight 5
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
12:25:00
Sunday October 13, 2024
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Launch Notes
Super Heavy attempted its first-ever catch in the launch tower arms — and succeeded. Fifth flight of Starship and Super Heavy.
Starship Flight 5
Starship conducted another flight test to demonstrate ship re-entry and booster tower catch capability.
Suborbital
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXRocket
Diameter: 9m
Height: 121.3m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 15,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
74,400 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 9m
Stages
2
Starbase Pad 1 Catch Tower
Launch Site
Stats
Starship
5th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2024
SpaceX
400th
Mission
98th
Mission of 2024