Well folks, it’s time for Starship IFT-4!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-06-06 12:50 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-06-06 07:50 (CDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | 2024-06-06 12:00 to 2024-03-14 14:00 (120 minutes) |
| Launch site | OLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. |
| Booster | B11 |
| Ship | S29 |
| Booster landing | Soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Ship landing | Indian Ocean |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkQAU5sLck |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VESowgMbjA |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkqZF-Ss7o |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkhv4fvOgA |
| LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49s4fiyM3A |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiMpEWtojmY |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798689697184764071 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix-la4IqYlA |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 2nd Starship Full Stack launch this year
☑️ 4th Starship Full Stack launch overall
☑️ 60th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 371st SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)
☑️ 2nd launch from OLM-A this year
☑️ 83 days, 22:35:00 turnaround for this pad
Mission Details 🚀
- SpaceX website (current): Starship’s Fourth Flight Test
- SpaceX website (archived 2024-06-05): Starship’s Fourth Flight Test
Landing burn and soft splashdown of the booster!
Super impressive, especially given that the booster lost an engine early on, which must have eaten into the propellant budget.