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NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

Starship Flight 5

Launch Time
Sun Oct 13, 2024 12:25 UTC

Super Heavy attempted its first-ever catch in the launch tower arms — and succeeded.

Fifth flight of Starship and Super Heavy.

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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
Details

Vehicles

Splashdown

Ship 30

Flight #1
7th Starship recovery attempt
3rd successful Starship recovery
3rd consecutive successful Starship landing and recovery
Manifest
Orbital Launch Pad A Catch Tower

Booster 12

Flight #1
Manifest

Mission Details

Starship Flight 5

Starship conducted another flight test to demonstrate ship re-entry and booster tower catch capability.

Suborbital

Location

Orbital Launch Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA

Stats

Starship

5th mission
3rd mission of 2024
3rd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission