Starship | Flight 8

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

Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)

• Booster 15 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site @ Orbital Launch Mount A · landed ✓ · zone record 3/4

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1. T−1H15MGO for Prop Load
2. T−45M59SStage 2 LOX Load
3. T−42M59SStage 2 LNG Load
4. T−41M22SStage 1 LNG Load
5. T−35M35SStage 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. P0DExcitement Guaranteed
13. T+2SLiftoff
14. T+1M2SMax-Q
15. T+2M32SMECO
16. T+2M40SStage 2 Separation
17. T+2M45SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
18. T+3M30SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
19. T+3M32SBooster Hot Stage Jettison
20. T+6M37SStage 1 Landing Burn
21. T+6M57SStage 1 Landing
22. T+8M44SSECO-1
23. T+17M24SPayload Separation
24. T+37M28SSEB-2
25. T+47M22SAtmospheric Entry
26. T+1H3M5SStarship Transonic
27. T+1H4M20SStarship Subsonic
28. T+1H6M4SLanding Flip
29. T+1H6M6SStarship Landing Burn
30. T+1H6M26SStarship Landing

• Ship lost 4 engines out of 6 at ~T+8:00 and entered unrecoverable roll.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 3/6/2025 · source

• Delayed to NET March 6.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2025 · source

• Rescheduled for NET March 5.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2025 · source

• Scrubbing for the day. Next attempt TBC

  Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source

• Holding again at T-40 seconds

  Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source

• Resuming countdown

  Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source

• Holding at T-40 seconds

  Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source

• Weather 65%

  Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source