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Starship Integrated Flight Test 3 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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 |

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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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So I guess still no orbital flight for test 4? I imagine relighting an engine in space was a requirement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that would seem prudent. Wouldn't want a Starship stuck in orbit and then reentering uncontrollably, a la Long March 5B.