SpaceX Starship Flight Test 13
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SpaceX Starbase Boca Chica, Texas Pad 2 • Starship Super Heavy Booster 20 Block 3 | Ship 40 Block 3 • Raptor 3 Engines • Flight Test 13 • Orbital Transatmospheric • 20 Starlink v3 Satellites • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Dashboard • FAA Project • FAA Environmental Assessment (EA)
@SpaceX The thirteenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as early as Thursday, July 23. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:45 p.m. CT
The upcoming flight will aim to complete similar objectives targeted on the previous flight test, which debuted the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles, while also carrying next-generation Starlink V3 satellites for the first time
The booster’s primary test objective will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing burn at an offshore landing point in the Gulf of America. There have been several modifications to hardware and software to address issues seen on the previous flight
The Super Heavy on this upcoming flight has hardware modifications to improve re-light reliability along with updates to engine alarms and aborts to match the conditions seen in the multi-engine flight environment
The Starship upper stage’s primary objectives include the deployment of 20 Starlink V3 satellites, a relight of a single Raptor engine while in space, and another controlled entry, descent, and splashdown in the Indian Ocean. There have also been several modifications to Starship’s propulsion system to address the engine out issue experienced on the previous flight
