2024-W41
7 Oct 2024 to 13 Oct 2024
8 claims: 2 CONFIRMED, 6 UNCONFIRMED
Grouped by the site stated in the claim; moves use their destination. No site means no site was stated. A claim naming several vehicles or hardware items appears once under a combined group.
pad1 Starbase Pad 1
Site and other claims
schedule CONFIRMED
Flight 5 lifted off from Starbase Pad 1 on 13 Oct 2024.
No site
B12
note UNCONFIRMED
On Flight 5, Booster 12 returned to the launch site after boostback and was caught by the chopstick arms of the launch and catch tower at Starbase, the first Super Heavy catch.
assign UNCONFIRMED
Assign Booster 12 as the booster on Flight 5.
identify UNCONFIRMED
Identify Booster 12 as the Super Heavy booster that flew Starship Flight 5.
S30
note UNCONFIRMED
On Flight 5, Ship 30 completed a controlled reentry, a flip, a landing burn, and a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The flight ended 1 hour, 5 minutes and 40 seconds after launch. NASASpaceflight reports a soft splashdown, then an explosion after the ship tipped over.
assign UNCONFIRMED
Assign Ship 30 as the ship on Flight 5.
identify UNCONFIRMED
Identify Ship 30 as the Starship upper stage that flew Starship Flight 5.
Site and other claims
identify CONFIRMED
Identify Flight 5 as Starship's fifth flight test.