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Starship IFT-5 Launch Thread! (First booster catch with chopsticks) (self.spacex)
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Well folks, it's time for the first booster RTLS and chopsticks catch attempt!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-10-13 12:25 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-10-13 07:25 (CDT) | | Launch Window (UTC) | 2024-10-13 12:00 to 2024-10-13 12:30 (30 minutes) | | Launch site | Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. | | Booster | B12 | | Ship | S30 | | Booster landing | Chopsticks catch at Pad A or soft water landing in Gulf of Mexico | | Ship landing | Indian Ocean |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07kCgVCMCfA | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKI7y3DTXk | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyR_M5rCL64 | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC87WmFN_As | | LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJ54Y22cVI | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpB62C9wWNA | | VideoFromSpace | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QHfZzGZs0 | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845210284270682178 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfuxxqc5yaI |

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☑️ 3rd Starship Full Stack launch this year

☑️ 5th Starship Full Stack launch overall

☑️ 98th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 409th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

☑️ 3rd launch from Pad A this year

☑️ 128 days, 23:10:00 turnaround for this pad

Mission Details 🚀

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[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 2 months ago

Looks like they're now targeting the end of the window: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845424870655398102

The Starship team is go for prop load, and weather is looking ideal for today's flight test!

The launch webcast will go live ~35 minutes ahead of liftoff which is currently targeted for 7:25am CT