SpaceX Starship V sequence of events (IFT-5)

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SpaceX Starship V sequence of events (IFT-5)

Mission Flight test #V: Bxx/Sxx (IFT-5, Starship Flight 5)

Mission IFT-5

  • The fifth flight test of a fully integrated Starship.
  • Integrated Test Flight IFT-5 (OFT-5).
  • Expected: Month xxxx.
  • Launch date: xx-xx-xxxx (NET).

Scheduled IFT-5

  • 00-00-0000 launch (NET).

Updates IFT-4

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Flight objectives IFT-5

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Configuration IFT-5

  • Super Heavy 00, Booster 00 (B00).
  • Starship SN00 (S00).

Launch location IFT-5

Launch preparations IFT-5

Booster

  • 00-00-0000 text

Starship

  • 00-00-0000 text

Full-stack

  • 00-00-0000 text

Licenses

  • 00-00-0000 text

Schedule launch window 1

  • 00-00-0000 text

Administration for launch window 1

  • 00-00-0000 text

Timezones (00-00-0000). Check CET summertime, wintertime)

Launch windows IFT-5: Boca Chica

  • Launch Window 1 00-00-0000: Open 00:00 Zulu, Closed 00:00 Zulu. (dow)

Launch window 1 details (00-00-00) EXAMPLE

TimezoneGo for propellant load
(75 mins to Open)
Coverage
(30 mins to Open)
Window Open

Window Closed

CDT = CST

5.45 am

6.30 am

7.00 am

9.31 am

EDT = EST

6.45 am7.30 am8.00 am10.31 am
UTC = GMT = Zulu10:4511:3012:0014:31

CET (winter)

11:4512:3013:0015:31

Weather forecast IFT-5

  • Boca Chica:
    • Brownsville
    • Forecast
      • 13-03-2024 for Window 1 (14-03-2024): Marginal (wind profile and clouds).
      • 13-03-2024 for Window 2 (15-03-2024): Preferable.
      • T-01:45:00 Final Weather Go/NoGo
  • Gulf of Mexico: Radar
  • East Indian Ocean: Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean: Pacific Ocean
  • USA: Map

Targeted (evolving) launch time IFT-5

  • 00.00 am CST Weather 70% favorable. 

T-Time

*** Beyond this point all times are indicated in “T-Time”: ***

  • T- is countdown clock.
  • T-0 (or T-zero) is launch and start of mission clock.
  • T+ is mission clock.

T-07:00:00 IFT-5

  • T-07:00:00 text

T-01:45:00 IFT-5

Weather

T-01:30:00 IFT-5

Propellant loading

  • T-00:53:00 until T-00:02:50
  • Expected speed propellant load:
  • Density liquid Methane: 0.422 kg/L (upper tanks).
  • Density liquid Oxygen: 1.141 kg/L (lower tanks).
  • Total: 4,600 t (4,600,000 kg).
  • 115 t/min (1,92 t/sec).
  • Loading in 40 min.

T-01:15:00 until T-00:00:00 IFT-5

hh:mm:ssEvent
01:15:00SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
  

Trajectory planned (scheme) IFT-5

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Trajectory planned globe (scheme) IFT-5

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T+00:00:02 IFT-5

 

hh:mm:ssEvent
00:00:02Liftoff
00:00:52Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
  

Live streams IFT-5

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Telemetry first 10 minutes (actual trajectory profile) IFT-5

TimeBoosterBoosterBoosterStarshipStarshipStarshipRemarks
 enginesSpeedAltitudeSpeedAltitudeengines 
 running(km/h)(km)(km/h)(km)running 
T+00:00:00000000 
T+00:00:3033504150410 

Photography IFT-5

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Telemetry last 10 minutes (actual trajectory profile) IFT-5

TimeBoosterBoosterBoosterStarshipStarshipStarshipRemarks
 enginesSpeedAltitudeSpeedAltitudeengines 
 running(km/h)(km)(km/h)(km)running 
T+00:41:00   264821530 
T+00:41:30   265041480 

Evaluation IFT-5

Full stack positive

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Full stack negative

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Booster positive

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Booster negative

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Starship positive

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Starship negative

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Next steps

Follow-up IFT-5

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Next Starship missions

  • expected

Footnotes