SpaceX is about to launch Starship 28 and Booster 10 on the third orbital test flight! IFT-3 will launch NET on March 14th at 7 a.m. CST (12:00 Zulu Time/GMT), and you can watch it LIVE with me and the rest of the WAI team in glorious pixel-by-pixel 4K!
This test flight aims to improve on IFT-1 and 2, SpaceX's first and second attempts at launching a full-stack Starship on April 20th and November 18th, 2023.
The launch will take off at SpaceX's Starbase in south Texas, USA. Here's the launch timeline with event times before and after ignition.
For more info on the upcoming flight, go to https://www.whataboutit.space
COUNTDOWN
All times approximate
HR/MIN/SEC
01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
00:53:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
00:51:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
00:42:00 Booster LOX load underway
00:41:00 Booster fuel load underway
00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
00:03:30 Booster propellant load complete
00:02:50 Ship propellant load complete
00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed
FLIGHT TEST TIMELINE
All times are approximate
HR/MIN/SEC
00:00:02 Liftoff
00:00:52 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:42 Booster MECO (most engines cut off)
00:02:44 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
00:02:55 Booster boostback burn startup
00:03:50 Booster boostback burn shutdown
00:06:36 Booster is transonic
00:06:46 Booster landing burn startup
00:07:04 Booster landing burn shutdown
#SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247
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This test flight aims to improve on IFT-1 and 2, SpaceX's first and second attempts at launching a full-stack Starship on April 20th and November 18th, 2023.
The launch will take off at SpaceX's Starbase in south Texas, USA. Here's the launch timeline with event times before and after ignition.
For more info on the upcoming flight, go to https://www.whataboutit.space
COUNTDOWN
All times approximate
HR/MIN/SEC
01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
00:53:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
00:51:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
00:42:00 Booster LOX load underway
00:41:00 Booster fuel load underway
00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
00:03:30 Booster propellant load complete
00:02:50 Ship propellant load complete
00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed
FLIGHT TEST TIMELINE
All times are approximate
HR/MIN/SEC
00:00:02 Liftoff
00:00:52 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:42 Booster MECO (most engines cut off)
00:02:44 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
00:02:55 Booster boostback burn startup
00:03:50 Booster boostback burn shutdown
00:06:36 Booster is transonic
00:06:46 Booster landing burn startup
00:07:04 Booster landing burn shutdown
#SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247
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LIVE Production: Astro Roadie, TJ Cooney, Felix Schlang
Photography: John Cargile, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Production: TJ Cooney, Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics, Media & Code: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang, LP
