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Starship Integrated Flight Test 3 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread! (self.spacex)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by threelonmusketeers to c/spacex
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Well folks, Starship IFT-3 is finally here!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-03-14 13:25 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-03-14 08:25 (CDT) | | Launch Window (UTC) | 2024-03-14 12:00 to 2024-03-14 13:50 (110 minutes) | | Launch site | OLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. | | Booster | B10 | | Ship | S28 | | Booster landing | B10 to perform a soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico | | Ship landing | S28 expected to impact the Indian Ocean |

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIde9hGPy18 | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixZpBOxMopc | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfnkZFtHPmM | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxCYzixV3s | LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbNL6cf1Rww | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Mhe9ZIjo4 | SpaceX | https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1768258691319689232 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcTxmw_yZ_c

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☑️ 3rd Starship Full Stack launch

☑️ 337th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

☑️ 25th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 1st launch from OLM-A this year

☑️ 117 days, 0:22:10 turnaround for this pad

Mission Details 🚀

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Countdown and Flight Test Timeline (from SpaceX Site)

Countdown All times approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event

  • 01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
  • 00:53:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
  • 00:51:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
  • 00:42:00 Booster LOX load underway
  • 00:41:00 Booster fuel load underway
  • 00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
  • 00:03:30 Booster propellant load complete
  • 00:02:50 Ship propellant load complete
  • 00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
  • 00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
  • 00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
  • 00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed

Flight Test Timeline All times are approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event

  • 00:00:02 Liftoff
  • 00:00:52 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
  • 00:02:42 Booster MECO (most engines cut off)
  • 00:02:44 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
  • 00:02:55 Booster boostback burn startup
  • 00:03:50 Booster boostback burn shutdown
  • 00:06:36 Booster is transonic
  • 00:06:46 Booster landing burn startup
  • 00:07:04 Booster landing burn shutdown
  • 00:08:35 Starship engine cutoff
  • 00:11:56 Payload door open
  • 00:24:31 Propellant transfer demo
  • 00:28:21 Payload door close
  • 00:40:46 Raptor in-space relight demo
  • 00:49:05 Starship entry
  • 01:02:16 Starship is transonic
  • 01:03:04 Starship is subsonic
  • 01:04:39 An exciting landing!