SpaceX Starship Launch 7
Launch Time: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 2:37 p.m. PT (from SpaceX's Starbase facility, Boca Chica Beach, Texas).
Launch Window: 60 minutes.
Event: SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship 7th test flight, with an attempt to catch the returning booster using the 'Mechazilla' chopsticks on the launch pad tower.
Starship Details: Version 2 with design changes, aiming for near-orbital velocity, half the world trip.
In-space Plans: Test firing of a Raptor vacuum engine, deployment of dummy Starlink satellites.
Splashdown: Reentry and gentle splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Mass and Dimensions:
Fully stacked and fueled, the Starship for launch 7 has a mass of approximately 5,000 metric tons (11,000,000 pounds).
Diameter: 9 meters (30 feet).
Height: 121.3 meters (398 feet).
Design Goals: Full reusability to reduce launch costs, with a two-stage system:
Super Heavy booster: Uses Raptor engines.
Starship upper stage: Uses Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines.
StarShip Launch 7
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