Starship flight test 3
Video of Starship during flight test 3 | |
| Mission type | Flight test |
|---|---|
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 49 minutes, 35 seconds (achieved) 1 hour, 4 minutes, 39 seconds (planned) |
| Orbits completed | <1 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Starship Ship 28 |
| Spacecraft type | Starship |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | March 14, 2024, 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC) |
| Rocket | Super Heavy (B10) |
| Launch site | Starbase, OLP-A |
| End of mission | |
| Destroyed | March 14, 2024, 9:14:35 am CDT (14:14:35 UTC) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Suborbital |
| Periapsis altitude | -54 km |
| Apoapsis altitude | 234 km (145 mi) |
| Inclination | 26.5° |
Mission patch | |
Starship flight test 3 was the third flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on March 14, 2024.
Starship successfully completed a full-duration second stage burn, reaching the intended orbital velocity for the first time, but broke up during re-entry in the atmosphere.