SpaceX is set to launch Starship Flight 13, the latest test of the world’s most powerful rocket, from Starbase, Texas. The mission marks another major milestone in Elon Musk’s ambitious plans for the future of space exploration, including missions to the Moon and Mars.
Mission: Starship’s 13th integrated flight test. Correcting issues from version 3’s debut flight.
Launch location: Pad 2, Starbase, Earth.
Target orbit: Trans-atmospheric
Booster: B20-1
Ship: S40-1
Booster recovery: Expended – will attempt a water splashdown, no recovery.
Ship recovery: Expended – will attempt a water splashdown, no recovery.
Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Payload onboard: 20 Starlink v3 satellites, 6 of them fitted with a suite of cameras for heatshield inspection.
Payload mass: ~34 metric tons
Stats:
– SpaceX’s 696th launch overall
– SpaceX’s 87th launch this year
– SpaceX’s 9th launch of the month
– Starship’s 13th launch overall
– SpaceX’s 2nd launch from Pad 2 at Starbase
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