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Starship flight test 9

This article is about the ninth flight test of the Starship+Super Heavy vehicle. For other launches of Starship, see List of Starship launches.

Starship flight test 9
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarship Ship 35
Spacecraft typeStarship (Block 2)
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch dateNET Early 2025[1][2]
RocketSuper Heavy (Block 1, B16)
Launch siteStarbase, OLP-A
End of mission
Landing site
  • Super Heavy: Starbase, OLP-A (planned)
  • Ship: Starbase, OLP-A (planned)

Starship flight test 9 will be the ninth flight test of A SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Ship 35 and Booster 16 are expected to fly on this test flight.[3][4] It is expected to be the third flight of a Block 2 ship. Starship will likely be placed into a Low Earth orbit.[5] Possibility of ship catch is unknown after loss of ship on flight 7. S35 may deploy Starlinks into LEO, provided that Flight 8 is successful.[6]

SpaceX is expected to perform the test in 2025.[7]

Background

Vehicle testing ahead of launch

As of January 2025, testing is yet to commence for both vehicles. Ship 35 is still under construction with parts hinting at catch hardware, while B16 is awaiting cryogenic testing.

References

  1. ^ "SpaceX to attempt first payload deployment, engine reuse during Starship Flight 7 – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "CONACES 2024 | Conferencia: SpaceX. Ing. Kathryn Lueders". YouTube. November 7, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. ^ @nasaspaceflight (January 9, 2025). "With Booster 14 (Flight 7) at the pad, Booster 12 (Flight 5, which was caught and donated a Raptor to Booster 14) has moved from the Rocket Garden and is set to enter Mega Bay 1. Oh, and there's a Ship 35 section (Flight 9) at the end of the clip!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @nasaspaceflight (December 11, 2024). "Booster 16 (Flight 9) CH4 tank is out in the sun at the Production Site, and a new tank is being lifted at the launch site" (Tweet). Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Starship's Most Daring Flight Yet! | This Week in Spaceflight". YouTube. November 22, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Dunphy, Chris (January 17, 2025). "What the Failure of Starship Flight 7 Means For Starlink - V3 Satellites Coming". Mobile Internet Resource Center. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "CONACES 2024 | Conferencia: SpaceX. Ing. Kathryn Lueders". YouTube. November 7, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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