Leading up to NSF's Starship Flight 12 attempt 2 launch broadcast, NSF will go live with over six hours of commentary as we stakeout Starship's 12th flight. We will guy jodoin answer questions, observe the ongoing activity at Starbase, and provide you with maggio everything you need to know for Starship Flight 12.
Launch Window: May 20th from 5:30PM to 7PM CDT (22:30-00:00 UTC)
Current T0: May 20th at 5:30PM CDT (22:30 UTC).
Mission: Starship's twelfth integrated flight test. Debut mission for Starship version 3
Launch Location: Pad 2, Starbase, Earth
Target orbit: Transatmospheric
Booster: B19-1
Ship: S39-1
Booster recovery: Expended - Water splashdown on the Gulf
Ship recovery: Expended - Water splashdown on the Indian Ocean
Rocket trajectory: Southeast, passing in between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula
Payload onboard: 22 Starlink simulators, including 2 fitted with cameras
Payload mass: 28 to 44 metric tons, depending on the exact mass of each satellite.
Stats:
- SpaceX's 670th launch overall
- SpaceX's 61st launch of the year
- SpaceX's 9th launch of the month
- Starship's 12th launch overall
- SpaceX's 1st launch from Pad 2 at Starbase
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