SpaceXStarship V1Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Integrated Flight Test 2
Launched
November 18, 2023 · 13:02 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Integrated Flight Test 2 launched on a SpaceX Starship V1 from Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on November 18, 2023 at 13:02 UTC. The mission was a partial failure: Flight termination system activated on Starship after T+8 minutes, seconds before planned SECO, due to a leak of liquid oxygen causing a combustion event and fires which led to a loss of communication. Booster was destroyed during the boost-back burn. most likely due to a filter blockage on a liquid oxygen line supplying the engines. Most planned primary objectives achieved. The launch window ran from 13:00 to 13:20 UTC. It was SpaceX's 299th launch and 86th this year. It was the 2nd Starship V1 flight. Booster Booster 9 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Gulf of Mexico failed. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was Ship 25 (S25).
- Result
- Flight termination system activated on Starship after T+8 minutes, seconds before planned SECO, due to a leak of liquid oxygen causing a combustion event and fires which led to a loss of communication. Booster was destroyed during the boost-back burn. most likely due to a filter blockage on a liquid oxygen line supplying the engines. Most planned primary objectives achieved.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starship Flight Test 2The Space Devs
- Full Replay: SpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight TestNASASpaceflight
- [4K] Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE up close and personal!Everyday Astronaut
- Vehicle
- Starship V1 · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
- Booster
- Booster 9 · flight 1 · Ocean at Gulf of Mexico · landing failed18/22 landed here · 32 km downrange
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)for SpX
- Milestone
- 2nd Starship V1 flightSpaceX's 299th launch86th this year
Spacecraft
Ship 25 (S25)
Ship 25 (S25) used for the second integrated flight test. Lost before engine cutoff.
- Destination: Pacific Ocean
- Mission length: under an hour
Starship was expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after re-entry, but was lost at around T+8 minutes just before SECO when it was destroyed by FTS.
Flight preview
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Second test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster is expected to separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage will follow a suborbital trajectory and perform an unpowered splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of Kauai (Hawaii).
Pad
Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
2nd launch from Orbital Launch Pad 1, 2nd this year · 11th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 18, 7:02 AM CST, in daylight
11 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
211 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Updated failure reason.
Show 9 earlier updates
Added launch time to the seconds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/19/2023 · source
Starship successfully performed stage separation, while the Booster and Ship were lost after separation and seconds before shutdown respectively.
Nosu · 11/18/2023 · source
Liftoff
Nosu · 11/18/2023 · source
Countdown has resumed
Nosu · 11/18/2023 · source
Holding at T-40 seconds
Nosu · 11/18/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 11/18/2023 · source
launch delayed to saturday to replace a grid fin actuator.
hitura-nobad · 11/16/2023 · source
SpaceX has received the FAA license to launch Starship on its second test flight. Setting GO for the attempt on November 17 between 13:00 and 15:00 UTC (7-9am local).
Nosu · 11/15/2023 · source
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/14/2023 · source
Questions
When did Integrated Flight Test 2 launch?
Integrated Flight Test 2 launched on November 18, 2023 at 13:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:00 to 13:20 UTC.
Why was Integrated Flight Test 2 a partial failure?
Flight termination system activated on Starship after T+8 minutes, seconds before planned SECO, due to a leak of liquid oxygen causing a combustion event and fires which led to a loss of communication. Booster was destroyed during the boost-back burn. most likely due to a filter blockage on a liquid oxygen line supplying the engines. Most planned primary objectives achieved.
Where can I watch Integrated Flight Test 2?
Coverage: SpaceX Starship Flight Test 2; Full Replay: SpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight Test; [4K] Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE up close and personal!. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Integrated Flight Test 2?
Starship V1, flown by SpaceX. Starship V1 spec sheet
Where did Integrated Flight Test 2 launch from?
Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. Liftoff was Nov 18, 7:02 AM CST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster Booster 9 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Gulf of Mexico failed.
What orbit was Integrated Flight Test 2 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.
Which program is Integrated Flight Test 2 part of?
SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship