Status
Suborbital
Starship Flight 9
Mon May 26, 2025 23:30 UTC
Ninth flight of Starship and Super Heavy. Flight 9 features the first reflight of a Super Heavy booster, Booster 14, which previously launched Flight 7. Of the 33 engines on the booster, 29 are flight-proven.
Launch date is based on air and sea notices, pending official confirmation on exact date and time by SpaceX and regulatory approval for launch.
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Starship Flight 9
Starship Flight 9 will feature the first reflight of a Super Heavy vehicle, Booster 14, which previously launched Flight 7. 29 of the 33 Raptor engines on the booster are flight-proven.
The Starship upper stage will attempt to reach engine cutoff, and if so, perform the first re-entry of a Block 2 Starship with upgraded flaps, among many other changes. The two previous Block 2 Starship upper stage prototypes, those launched on Flight 7 and 8, did not successfully reach engine cutoff, and this mission will attempt a repeat of the milestones desired on those flights.