Starship | Flight 9

9th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)

• Booster 14 · flight 2 · Ocean @ Gulf of Mexico · landing failed · last flew Starship | Flight 7 · zone record 18/22

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1. T−1H15MGO for Prop Load
2. T−51M37SStage 2 LOX Load
3. T−45M20SStage 2 LNG Load
4. T−41M37SStage 1 LNG Load
5. T−35M52SStage 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+2M35SMECO
16. T+2M37SStage 2 Separation
17. T+2M47SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
18. T+3M27SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
19. T+3M29SBooster Hot Stage Jettison
20. T+6M19SStage 1 Landing Burn
21. T+6M40SStage 1 Landing
22. T+8M56SSECO-1
23. T+18M26SPayload Separation
24. T+37M49SSEB-2
25. T+47M50SAtmospheric Entry
26. T+1H3M11SStarship Transonic
27. T+1H4M26SStarship Subsonic
28. T+1H6M11SLanding Flip
29. T+1H6M16SStarship Landing Burn
30. T+1H6M38SStarship Landing

• Successful ascent, but the Ship lost attitude control after SECO due to a leak, making it unable to achieve its on-trajectory objectives.

  Nosu · 5/28/2025

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/27/2025 · source

• Hold at T-40s.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/27/2025 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/27/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/23/2025 · source

• NET May 27.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/19/2025 · source

• Delayed to NET May 26.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2025 · source

• Reportedly delayed to May 22-23 UTC

  Nosu · 5/15/2025 · source

• NET May 21 (launch windows per https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62494.msg2685907#msg2685907.)

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2025 · source

• NET May TBD.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2025 · source