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
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.