Starship IFT-5 Launch Thread! (First booster catch with chopsticks)
Starship IFT-5 Launch Thread! (First booster catch with chopsticks)
Well folks, it's time for the first booster RTLS and chopsticks catch attempt!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-10-13 12:25 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 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 🚀
- SpaceX website (current): Starship's Fifth Flight Test
Link to Starship Dev thread
Landing burn shutdown! Chopsticks have caught the booster!
That was pretty unreal to watch. So little drama, it was like it was a render.
Stunning. They have no right to make it look so easy.
Holy fuck they did it
Chopsticks have opened wide.
Tank farm is spooling up.
:::happydance::: spaace...thefinalhfronteeah
It's launch day!
Currently T-5.5 hours, and NSF are live with pre-launch coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUji1BLLjw
Freakin' phenomenal execution for this flight! Booster and Starship both performed exactly as designed! Successful catch for Super Heavy, and on target landing for Starship! Footage from SPI is also amazing to see!
LET'S GOOO
Landing burn!
One of my favourite videos of the catch, because of what happens when the sonic booms arrive!: https://youtu.be/749dRxbSkVU (They're at 6:51.) Also it's a different angle from most of the others, because it's from Mexico.
And a playlist: Starship IFT5 booster catch, original footage only
Hype! Let's catch this guy.
Landing burn!
Splashdown confirmed! Live video from a nearby buoy!
I was ready to wait until Christmas for this and now I'm not emotionally prepared!
If there's a catch attempt I'm expecting a mild success where something goes wrong (those arms sway sooo much), but I'm optimistic about Ship reentry. Going to be great.
Boostback burn shutdown, tower is go for catch!
Booster and ship propellant load is complete. Range is clear.
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
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845428939285544966
Propellant load of Starship’s upper stage is now underway
SpaceX hosted webcast is live. Kate Tice and Jessie Anderson are hosting.
Edit: Raptor engine chill.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845431347432579438
Prop load of the Super Heavy booster is underway
Flight director is go for launch.
MECO, hot staging, boostback burn startup.
Jettisoned hot stage ring visible in the ground tracking shot!
Ship engine cutoff. Nominal orbit insertion.
Ship velocity seems to have peaked around 26756 km/h, starting to slow down now.
Mission control callout: "Starship has entered the atmosphere, remains on a nominal entry trajectory."
Mission control callout: Starship has entered peak heating phase.
Edit: Halfway through peak heating phase. Landing engine chill has begun.
Mission control callout: Starship has passed through peak heating, approaching Max-Q.
Starship is transsonic.
Edit: Ship now subsonic.
Mission control callout: "Starship is in a good attitude for entry, approaching the entry interface."
Liftoff!
Hosted webcast is back for coverage of ship reentry.
Booster depress vents visible.
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