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Integrated Flight Test 5

Launched

October 13, 2024 · 12:25 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Integrated Flight Test 5 launched on a SpaceX Starship V1 from Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on October 13, 2024 at 12:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:00 to 12:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 409th launch and 98th this year. It was the 5th Starship V1 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster Booster 12 flew for the 1st time and landed at Orbital Launch Mount A. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was Ship 30 (S30).

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Vehicle
Starship V1 · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
Booster
  • Booster 12 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Orbital Launch Mount A · landed3/4 landed here
Mission
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)for SpX
Milestone
5th Starship V1 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 409th launch98th this year

Spacecraft

Ship 30 (S30)

Ship 30 (S30) is the 2nd stage vehicle used for the fifth Starship integrated flight test. Lost to the ocean after a successful soft splashdown.

  • Destination: Indian Ocean
  • Mission length: 3 hours

Starship Ship 30 has made an atmospheric re-entry and soft landing over the Indian Ocean.

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Flight timeline

30 steps, T−1 h 15 min to T+1 h 5 min
  1. T−1H15MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−49M50SStage 2 LNG Load
  3. T−48M40SStage 2 LOX Load
  4. T−40M40SStage 1 LNG Load
  5. T−34M3SStage 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+2M33SMECO
  16. T+2M41SStage 2 Separation
  17. T+2M48SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  18. T+3M41SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+3M43SBooster Hot Stage Jettison
  20. T+6M8SBooster Supersonic
  21. T+6M33SStage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+6M50SStage 1 Splashdown
  23. T+6M56SStage 1 Landing
  24. T+8M27SSECO-1
  25. T+48M3SAtmospheric Entry
  26. T+1H2M34SStarship Transonic
  27. T+1H3M43SStarship Subsonic
  28. T+1H5M15SLanding Flip
  29. T+1H5M20SStarship Landing Burn
  30. T+1H5M34SStarship Landing

About this launch

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

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Orbital Launch Pad 1

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

5th launch from Orbital Launch Pad 1, 3rd this year · 14th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 13, 7:25 AM CDT, in twilight

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

128 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Mission success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 13, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/13/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2024 · source

  • Updated launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2024 · source

  • GO for launch with FAA launch license issued.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2024 · source

  • NET October 13 pending launch regulatory authorization.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2024 · source

  • Moving back to NET October 13 per air and marine navigation warnings, with regulatory approval situation uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2024 · source

  • NET Q4, pending regulatory issues and pad readiness.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/17/2024 · source

  • NET early September.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2024 · source

Questions

When did Integrated Flight Test 5 launch?

Integrated Flight Test 5 launched on October 13, 2024 at 12:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:00 to 12:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Integrated Flight Test 5?

Coverage: SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 5; [4K] Watch SpaceX Catch A Starship Rocket From Space!!! #IFT5; Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship on 5th test flight, attempts to catch returning booster. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Integrated Flight Test 5?

Starship V1, flown by SpaceX. Starship V1 spec sheet

Where did Integrated Flight Test 5 launch from?

Orbital Launch Pad 1, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. Liftoff was Oct 13, 7:25 AM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster Booster 12 flew for the 1st time and landed at Orbital Launch Mount A.

What orbit was Integrated Flight Test 5 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.

Which program is Integrated Flight Test 5 part of?

SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship