What time will SpaceX launch Starship Flight 15, its 1st double landing test, on Nov. 13? (Full mission timeline)
SpaceX will attempt to reach orbit with its Starship megarocket and make its first-ever double catch on Nov. 13. Here's what time Starship Flight 15 will launch.
SpaceX is preparing for what could be the most ambitious test flight of its Starship megarocket. On November 13, the company will launch Starship Flight 15 from its Starbase site in South Texas. If successful, this test will see both the Super Heavy first-stage booster and the Starship upper stage return to Earth for back-to-back landings at their launch pad, marking the first full recovery of an orbital rocket in history.
The launch window for Starship Flight 15 is currently set to open at 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT). However, there is a 75-minute window for launch, meaning the rocket could also launch between 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. EST (2245-0000 GMT). The local time for this window is 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST.
Following liftoff, the Starship will orbit Earth for nearly 22.5 hours before landing back at Starbase on Saturday, November 14, at 4:17 p.m. EST (2117 GMT). The Super Heavy booster, known as Booster 22, will land about 6.5 minutes after liftoff.
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