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Flight 7

Starship V2

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Historical mission record

This page records Starship Flight 7 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.

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Ship 33 failed late in ascent.

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Mission status
Launch Failure

Status reported by the mission data provider.

LAUNCH SITESpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Mission

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

Launch vehicle
Starship V2
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Suborbital
Spacecraft
Ship 33
Destination
Indian Ocean
Launch pad
Orbital Launch Pad 1
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
SpaceX Starship
Recovery
Return to Launch Site, The Superheavy booster No. 14 was successfully caught by the launch pad tower. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Starship V2
SpaceX
Launch vehicle

Starship V2

Second development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Height
123.3 m
Diameter
9 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
5
First flight
2025-01-16
Booster 14
SpaceX
Core

Booster 14

Flight 1NewLanding successful
Recovery
Orbital Launch Mount A
Landing method
Return to Launch Site

Recorded timing

This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.

1h windowPublished target
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Target ·

The target marker shows its position within the published window. The schedule may change before launch.

Mission update

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

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−01:15:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:44:59

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  3. T−00:42:20

    Stage 2 LNG Load

  4. T−00:41:24

    Stage 1 LNG Load

  5. T−00:35:28

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  6. T−00:19:40

    Engine Chill

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  1. T−00:03:20

    Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete

  2. T−00:02:50

    Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete

  3. T−00:00:30

    GO for Launch

  4. T−00:00:10

    Flame Deflector Activation

  5. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  6. T+00:00:00

    Excitement Guaranteed

  7. T+00:00:02

    Liftoff

  8. T+00:01:02

    Max-Q

  9. T+00:02:32

    MECO

  10. T+00:02:40

    Stage 2 Separation

  11. T+00:02:46

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

  12. T+00:03:29

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

  13. T+00:03:31

    Booster Hot Stage Jettison

  14. T+00:06:26

    Booster Transonic

  15. T+00:06:35

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  16. T+00:06:55

    Stage 1 Landing

  17. T+00:08:53

    SECO-1

  18. T+00:17:33

    Payload Separation

  19. T+00:37:33

    SEB-2

  20. T+00:47:14

    Atmospheric Entry

  21. T+01:03:12

    Starship Transonic

  22. T+01:04:25

    Starship Subsonic

  23. T+01:06:13

    Landing Flip

  24. T+01:06:19

    Starship Landing Burn

  25. T+01:06:39

    Starship Landing

Launch site & orbit

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationSuborbital

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