Starship Flight 5

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:25:00

Sunday October 13, 2024

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Mission Details

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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

Retired
Starship-Super Heavy v1

Active 2023 to 2024

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Agency

SpaceX

Rocket

Diameter: 9m

Height: 121.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 15,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

74,400 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 9m

Stages

2

Launch Site

General Trajectory

NE

SE

Launching

East

Pad 1

Starbase, Texas, USA

Fastest Turnaround

37 days 9 hours

Stats

Starship


5th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2024

SpaceX


400th

Mission

98th

Mission of 2024