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Starship | Integrated Flight Test 6
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Integrated Flight Test 6

Starship V1

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This page records Starship | Integrated Flight Test 6 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITESpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Mission

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

Launch vehicle
Starship V1
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Suborbital
Spacecraft
Ship 31
Destination
Indian Ocean
Launch pad
Orbital Launch Pad 1
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
SpaceX Starship
Recovery
Return to Launch Site, The Superheavy booster No. 13 did not attempt a return back to the launch site at Starbase and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico instead, due to hardware problems on the launch and catch tower triggering an abort. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Starship V1
Elon Musk
Launch vehicle

Starship V1

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

Height
121.3 m
Diameter
9 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
6
First flight
2023-04-20
Booster 13
SpaceX
Core

Booster 13

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

Recorded timing

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30 minute windowPublished target
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Target ·

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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−00:49:50

    Stage 2 LNG Load

  3. T−00:49:21

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  4. T−00:41:15

    Stage 1 LNG Load

  5. T−00:35:39

    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+00:02:39

    Stage 2 Separation

  11. T+00:02:44

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

  12. T+00:03:38

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

  13. T+00:03:40

    Booster Hot Stage Jettison

  14. T+00:06:25

    Booster Transonic

  15. T+00:06:38

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  16. T+00:07:00

    Stage 1 Landing

  17. T+00:08:27

    SECO-1

  18. T+00:37:46

    SEB-2

  19. T+00:47:13

    Atmospheric Entry

  20. T+01:02:06

    Starship Transonic

  21. T+01:03:12

    Starship Subsonic

  22. T+01:04:56

    Landing Flip

  23. T+01:05:01

    Starship Landing Burn

  24. T+01:05:24

    Starship Landing

Launch site & orbit

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationSuborbital

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