SpaceX Starship page

Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (IFT-5) Booster catch NET late July, per Elon.
  2. When previous launch? (IFT-4)? Booster 11 and Ship 29 launched on 2024-06-06.
  3. What was the result? Both booster and ship make it to landing burn and splashdown. Ship flaps took a beating on reentry, but remained in control of the vehicle.

Quick Links

RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE

IFT-4 launch thread | Starship Dev 55 | IFT-3 launch thread | Starship Dev 54 | Starship Dev 53 | Starship Dev 52 | Starship Dev 51

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)

Status

Road Closures - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

Type Start (CDT) End (CDT) Status
Primary Date 2024-06-25 12:00 2024-06-25 20:00 Closure Revoked. Hwy 4 and Boca Chica Beach will be open
Backup Date 2024-06-26 08:00 2024-06-26 20:00 Closure Scheduled. Hwy 4 and Boca Chica Beach closed
Backup Date 2024-06-27 08:00 2024-06-27 20:00 Closure Revoked. Hwy 4 and Boca Chica Beach will be open

Up to date as of 2024-06-27

Vehicle Status

As of 2024-06-29

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Ship Location Status Comment
S26 Rocket Garden Resting Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey’s May 8th, cryo test May 24th, static fired Jun 3rd, rolls to rocket garden Jun 12th.
S29 Indian Ocean Successful launch and soft water landing Spin prime Mar 11th, Static fire Mar 25th (6 engines) and 27th (1 engine), partial WDR May 16th, full WDR May 20th, full WDR May 28th, FTS installed May 30th, stacked on Jun 1st, launched on IFT-4 Jun 6th.
S30 Highbay Undergoing heatshield upgrade 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th.
S31 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. Underwent repairs in the Highbay, rolls back to Massey’s Jul 1. Cryo tested Jul 2nd and 3rd.
S32 Rocket Garden Resting Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33-35 Abandoned Parts spotted, likely to be scrapped in preparation for Starship v2
S36-37 Build Site Parts spotted Starship v2 forward flap spotted
Booster Location Status Comment
B11 Gulf of Mexico Successful launch and soft water landing Completed 2 Cryo tests. Static fired Apr 5th, hot stage ring installed ~May 3rd, partial WDR May 16th, full WDR May 20th, full WDR May 28th, FTS installed May 30th, launched IFT-4 on Jun 6th.
B12 Pad A Pending static fire Cryo x2
B13 Megabay 1 Testing Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank)
B14 Megabay 1 Pending cryo Stacked Apr 26th
B14.1 Sanchez Resting Multiple catch simulation “slap tests” performed on Jun 26th and 27th.
B15 Build Site Assembly Potential aft end, common dome section, aft tank section, and forward dome spotted.
B16 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted
B17 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted

Resources

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Starbase activities (2024-05-24):

    Other:

    six engines that shut down early in the boostback burn were disabled from attempting the landing burn startup, leaving seven engines commanded to start up with two successfully reaching mainstage ignition. The booster had lower than expected landing burn thrust when contact was lost at approximately 462 meters in altitude

    likely root cause for the early boostback burn shutdown was determined to be continued filter blockage where liquid oxygen is supplied to the engines, leading to a loss of inlet pressure in engine oxygen turbopumps. SpaceX implemented hardware changes ahead of Flight 3 to mitigate this issue, which resulted in the booster progressing to its first ever landing burn attempt. Super Heavy boosters for Flight 4 and beyond will get additional hardware inside oxygen tanks to further improve propellant filtration capabilities

    Several minutes after Starship began its coast phase, the vehicle began losing the ability to control its attitude

    likely root cause of the unplanned roll was determined to be clogging of the valves responsible for roll control. SpaceX has since added additional roll control thrusters on upcoming Starships to improve attitude control redundancy and upgraded hardware for improved resilience to blockage

    • Also notable: IFT-4 flight test timeline lists “landing burn”. I wonder if this will be a soft-water or a hard-water landing?
    • Comparison of IFT-3 and IFT-4 flight timelines.
    • Zack’s thoughts on the recent info: Tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4.