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Flight 7

Launched

January 16, 2025 · 22:37 UTC

Launch Failure
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Summary

Flight 7 launched on a SpaceX Starship V2 from Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on January 16, 2025 at 22:37 UTC. The mission failed: Ship 33 lost all 6 engines gradually late in ascent and was observed to have self-destructed. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 23:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 458th launch and 9th this year. It was the 1st Starship V2 flight. Booster Booster 14 flew for the 1st time and landed at Orbital Launch Mount A. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was Ship 33 (S33).

Result
Ship 33 lost all 6 engines gradually late in ascent and was observed to have self-destructed.
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Vehicle
Starship V2 · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
Booster
  • Booster 14 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Orbital Launch Mount A · landed3/4 landed here
Mission
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)for SpX
Milestone
1st Starship V2 flightSpaceX's 458th launch9th this year

Spacecraft

Ship 33 (S33)

Ship 33 (S33) was the 2nd stage vehicle used for the seventh Starship flight test. It was also the first "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and new designed forward flaps, among other enhancements. It was lost before SECO during ascent.

  • Destination: Indian Ocean
  • Mission length: under an hour

Starship Ship 33 was lost during ascent.

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Flight timeline

31 steps, T−1 h 15 min to T+1 h 6 min
  1. T−1H15MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−44M59SStage 2 LOX Load
  3. T−42M20SStage 2 LNG Load
  4. T−41M24SStage 1 LNG Load
  5. T−35M28SStage 1 LOX Load
  6. T−19M40SEngine Chill
  7. T−3M20SStage 2 Propellant Load Complete
  8. T−2M50SStage 1 Propellant Load Complete
  9. T−30SGO for Launch
  10. T−10SFlame Deflector Activation
  11. T−3SIgnition
  12. T−0Excitement Guaranteed
  13. T+2SLiftoff
  14. T+1M2SMax-Q
  15. T+2M32SMECO
  16. T+2M40SStage 2 Separation
  17. T+2M46SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  18. T+3M29SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+3M31SBooster Hot Stage Jettison
  20. T+6M26SBooster Transonic
  21. T+6M35SStage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+6M55SStage 1 Landing
  23. T+8M53SSECO-1
  24. T+17M33SPayload Separation
  25. T+37M33SSEB-2
  26. T+47M14SAtmospheric Entry
  27. T+1H3M12SStarship Transonic
  28. T+1H4M25SStarship Subsonic
  29. T+1H6M13SLanding Flip
  30. T+1H6M19SStarship Landing Burn
  31. T+1H6M39SStarship Landing

About this launch

Seventh test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

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Pad

Map of Orbital Launch Pad 1

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

7th launch from Orbital Launch Pad 1, 1st this year · 16th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 16, 4:37 PM CST, in daylight

11 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

58 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Ship 33 failed late in ascent.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jan 16, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 1/16/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    juststephen · 1/15/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Jan 16 at 22:00 UTC

    juststephen · 1/15/2025 · source

  • Refined launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Jan 15 at 22:00 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 1/12/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET January 13 per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2025 · source

Questions

When did Flight 7 launch?

Flight 7 launched on January 16, 2025 at 22:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 23:00 UTC.

Why did Flight 7 fail?

Ship 33 lost all 6 engines gradually late in ascent and was observed to have self-destructed.

Where can I watch Flight 7?

Coverage: SpaceX Flight 7; Booster Caught- Starship Loss - SpaceX - Test Flight 7 - OLP-A - Starbase Texas - January 16, 2025; Starship's Seventh Flight Test. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Flight 7?

Starship V2, flown by SpaceX. Starship V2 spec sheet

Where did Flight 7 launch from?

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. Liftoff was Jan 16, 4:37 PM CST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster Booster 14 flew for the 1st time and landed at Orbital Launch Mount A.

What orbit was Flight 7 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.

Which program is Flight 7 part of?

SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship