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Starship Integrated Flight Test 4 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread! (self.spacex)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by threelonmusketeers to c/spacex
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Well folks, it's time for Starship IFT-4!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-06-06 12:50 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-06-06 07:50 (CDT) | | Launch Window (UTC) | 2024-06-06 12:00 to 2024-03-14 14:00 (120 minutes) | | Launch site | OLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. | | Booster | B11 | | Ship | S29 | | Booster landing | Soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico | | Ship landing | Indian Ocean |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkQAU5sLck | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VESowgMbjA | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkqZF-Ss7o | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkhv4fvOgA | | LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49s4fiyM3A | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiMpEWtojmY | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798689697184764071 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix-la4IqYlA |

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☑️ 2nd Starship Full Stack launch this year

☑️ 4th Starship Full Stack launch overall

☑️ 60th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 371st SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

☑️ 2nd launch from OLM-A this year

☑️ 83 days, 22:35:00 turnaround for this pad

Mission Details 🚀

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

We're still flying half a ship!

Absolutely incredible performance. There are obviously some areas for improvement (booster engine out, flap seals), but the booster soft landing and ship controlled reentry were both huge steps forward.

On to IFT-5! Put some payloads on it!