SpaceX - Starship Flight Test 3 - OLP-A - Starbase/Texas - Space Affairs Livestream

The third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as March 14, 5:00 PDT, 7:00 a.m. CDT, 08:00 a.m. EDT, 12:00 UTC, and 13:00 CET, pending regulatory approval. Starship’s second flight test achieved several significant milestones and provided invaluable data to continue rapidly developing Starship. Each of these flight tests continues to be just that: a test. They don’t occur in a lab or on a test stand but put flight hardware in a flight environment to maximize learning. The third flight test aims to build on what SpaceX learned from previous flights while attempting many ambitious objectives, including the successful ascent burn of both stages, opening and closing Starship’s payload door, a propellant transfer demonstration during the upper stage’s coast phase, the first ever re-light of a Raptor engine while in space, and a controlled reentry of Starship. It will also fly a new trajectory, with Starship targeted to splashdown in the Indian Ocean. This latest flight path enables SpaceX to attempt new techniques like in-space engine burns while maximizing public safety. This rapid iterative development approach has been the basis for SpaceX’s significant innovative advancements, including Falcon, Dragon, and Starlink. Recursive improvement is essential as we build a fully reusable transportation system capable of carrying crew and cargo to Earth orbit, helping humanity return to the Moon and travel to Mars and beyond. A live webcast of the 3rd suborbital flight test will begin ~30 minutes before liftoff. As with all developmental testing, this schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so stay tuned to our social media channels for updates. Overview: Height: 120 m / 394 ft Diameter: 9 m / 30 ft Payload to LEO: 100 t / 220 klb Starship is the fully reusable spacecraft and the second stage of the Starship system. It offers an integrated payload section and can carry passengers and cargo to Earth orbit, planetary destinations, and between destinations on Earth. Starship Height: 50 m / 164 ft Diameter: 9 m / 30 ft Propellant Capacity: 1200 t / 2.6 Mlb Thrust: 1500 tf / Payload Capacity: 100 -150 t orbit dependent Super Heavy Our next-generation launch system’s first stage, or booster, has a gross liftoff mass of over 3 million kg and uses sub-cooled liquid methane and liquid oxygen (CH4/LOX) propellants. The booster will return to land at the launch site on its 6 legs. Height: 69 m / 230 ft Diameter: 9 m / 30 ft Propellant Capacity: 3400 t / 6.8 Mlb Thrust: 7590 tf / 17 Mlbf Payload The Starship payload fairing is 9 m in diameter and 18 m high, resulting in any current or in-development launcher’s most significant usable payload volume. This payload volume can be configured for both crew and cargo. Payload Volume Height: 8 m / 59 ft Payload Fairing Diameter: 9 m / 30 ft Payload Volume: 100 m3 / 38,800 ft3 Useful Mass: 100 t / 220 klb