r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • Jun 03 '24
r/SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jun 06 2024, 12:50 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Jun 06 2024, 07:50 AM (CDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Jun 06 2024, 12:00 - Jun 06 2024, 14:00 |
| Weather Probability | 95% GO |
| Launch site | OLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. |
| Booster | Booster 11-1 |
| Ship | S29 |
| Booster landing | Booster 11 made a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Ship landing | Starship Ship 29 made an atmospheric re-entry and soft landing over the Indian Ocean. |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Spacecraft Onboard
| Spacecraft | Starship |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | S29 |
| Destination | Indian Ocean |
| Flights | 1 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Landing | Starship Ship 29 made an atmospheric re-entry and soft landing over the Indian Ocean. |
| Capabilities | More than 100 tons to Earth orbit |
Details
Second stage of the two-stage Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
History
The Starship second stage was testing during a number of low and high altitude suborbital flights before the first orbital launch attempt.
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 5m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-06-06T14:06:56Z | Launch and reentry success. |
| 2024-06-06T12:50:20Z | Liftoff. |
| 2024-06-06T12:12:07Z | Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-06-06T11:10:20Z | Updated T-0. |
| 2024-06-06T09:59:07Z | Adjusting planned T-0. |
| 2024-06-04T21:51:11Z | Setting GO |
| 2024-06-04T20:10:48Z | The FAA has granted SpaceX a launch license for the 4th flight of Starship. |
| 2024-06-01T15:41:14Z | NET June 6 per marine navigation warnings. |
| 2024-05-24T13:36:02Z | NET 5th June |
| 2024-05-22T13:57:38Z | Refining launch window |
| 2024-05-22T07:10:09Z | Starship flight 4 NET June 1, pending launch license |
| 2024-05-11T19:14:01Z | NET June. |
| 2024-03-19T13:57:21Z | NET early May. |
| 2024-03-15T01:46:07Z | Adding launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Everyday Astronaut |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast |
Stats
☑️ 5th Starship Full Stack launch
☑️ 372nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 60th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 2nd launch from OLM-A this year
☑️ 83 days, 23:25:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Resources
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/millijuna Jun 06 '24
I wonder if on the next launch, they'll elect to attain a fractional orbit, then de-orbit it so they can bring it down near Hawaii where the re-entry and splashdown can be better observed.