Status
Suborbital
Success
Starship Flight 6
Launch Time
Tue Nov 19, 2024 22:00 UTC
Tue Nov 19, 2024 22:00 UTC
Sixth flight of Starship and Super Heavy. Starship successfully made an in-space burn using a Raptor engine, to demonstrate the capabilities required to conduct a ship de-orbit burn on future orbital missions. Booster did not attempt a return back to the launch site at Starbase and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico instead, due to hardware problems on the launch and catch tower triggering an abort.
Rocket
Vehicles
Splashdown
Ship 31
Flight #1
8th Starship recovery attempt
4th successful Starship recovery
4th consecutive successful Starship landing and recovery
Mission Details
Starship Flight 6
Starship will attempt another flight test to demonstrate orbital launch capability.
Suborbital
Location
Orbital Launch Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA
Stats
Starship
6th mission
4th mission of 2024
4th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission