This community will remain to direct others to the new community.

https://sh.itjust.works/c/spacex

SpaceX Starship page

FAQ

1. When (first) orbital flight? First integrated flight test occurred April 20, 2023. "The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to an apogee of ~39 km over the Gulf of Mexico – the highest of any Starship to-date. The vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble. The flight termination system was commanded on both the booster and ship."
2. Where can I find streams of the launch? SpaceX Full Livestream. NASASpaceFlight Channel. Lab Padre Channel. Everyday Astronaut Channel.
3. What's happening next? SpaceX has assessed damage to Stage 0 and is implementing fixes and changes including a water deluge/pad protection/"shower head" system. No major repairs to key structures appear to be necessary.
4. When is the next flight test? Just after flight, Elon stated they "Learned a lot for next test launch in a few months." On April 29, he reiterated this estimate in a Twitter Spaces Q&A (summarized here), saying "I'm glad to report that the pad damage is actually quite small," should "be repaired quickly," and "From a pad standpoint, we are probably ready to launch in 6 to 8 weeks." Requalifying the flight termination system (FTS) and the FAA post-incident review will likely require the longest time to complete. Musk reiterated the timeline on May 26, stating "Major launchpad upgrades should be complete in about a month, then another month of rocket testing on pad, then flight 2 of Starship."
5. Why no flame diverter/flame trench below the OLM? Musk tweeted on April 21: "3 months ago, we started building a massive water-cooled, steel plate to go under the launch mount. Wasn’t ready in time & we wrongly thought, based on static fire data, that Fondag would make it through 1 launch." Regarding a trench, note that the Starship on the OLM sits 2.5x higher off the ground than the Saturn V sat above the base of its flame trench, and the OLM has 6 exits vs. 2 on the Saturn V trench.

Quick Links

RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE

Relevant Reddit threads (though these likely won't be accessible during the blackout).

Starship Dev 46 | Starship Dev 45 | Starship Dev 44 | Starship Dev 43 | Starship Thread List

Official Starship Update | r/SpaceX Update Thread

Status

Road Closures

Road & Beach Closure

No transportation delays currently scheduled

Up to date as of 2023-06-11

Vehicle Status (tables too big for the main post, see this comment instead)

Resources

• LabPadre Channel | NASASpaceFlight.com Channel
• NSF: Booster 7 + Ship X (likely 24) Updates Thread | Most Recent
• NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent
• NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation | Most Recent
• SpaceX: Website Starship page | Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)
• FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
• FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
• FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
• NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
• Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
• Production Progress Infographics by @RingWatchers
• Raptor 2 Tracker by @SpaceRhin0
• Acronym definitions by Decronym
• Everyday Astronaut: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Everyday Astronaut: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates | Launch Tower | Merlin Engine | Raptor Engine

I'll attempt to keep this post current with links and major updates, but would be greatly helped by information supplied by the community. I hope this can be an alternate place to discuss Starship development. While the Starship Development Threads on Reddit are not party threads, Lemmy is still small enough that I don't imagine that strict moderation will be needed in the short term.

Welcome to the [email protected] Starlink 5-11 Unofficial Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Welcome everyone!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jun 12 2023, 07:10  | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | Jun 12 2023, 03:10 AM (EDT)  | | Payload | Starlink 5-11  || Weather Probability | 90% GO | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. | | Booster | B1073-9 | | Landing | B1073 will attempt to land on ASDS JRTI after its ninth flight. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |

Timeline

| Time | Update | |

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| | T-8h 24m | Thread goes live |

Watch the launch live

| Stream | Link | |

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| | SpaceX hosted webcast | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZ-oROYq8s | | SpaceX mission control audio | TBD |

Stats

• 253rd SpaceX launch all time
• 199th Falcon Family Booster landing
• 54th landing on JRTI
• 215th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
• 40th SpaceX launch this year
• 21st launch from SLC-40 this year

Stats include F1, F9, FH and Starship

Mission Details 🚀

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| | SpaceX mission website | SpaceX  |

Participate in the discussion! 🥳

💬 Please comment with small launch updates, discussions, and questions. Let me know if you discover any mistakes.

I'm not sure how much this community will grow in the next few days, but I thought I'd set up this thread in advance. I'll look into setting up a launch thread for Starlink 5-11 (scheduled to launch during the Reddit blackout) and Starship Dev thread.