Flight 7

Mission

Flight 7 on Starship V2. Thu 16 Jan 2025, 22:37 UTC. Reported outcome: Failure. Launch site: Orbital Launch Pad 1. Source: Launch Library 2.

Seventh test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Mission type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital

Programmes: SpaceX Starship

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-1 h 15 minThu 16 Jan, 22:22 CET

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-44 min 59 sThu 16 Jan, 22:52 CET

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

3. T-42 min 20 sThu 16 Jan, 22:54 CET

   Stage 2 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage

4. T-41 min 24 sThu 16 Jan, 22:55 CET

   Stage 1 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage

5. T-35 min 28 sThu 16 Jan, 23:01 CET

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

6. T-19 min 40 sThu 16 Jan, 23:17 CET

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

7. T-3 min 20 sThu 16 Jan, 23:33 CET

   Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the second stage

8. T-2 min 50 sThu 16 Jan, 23:34 CET

   Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the first stage

9. T-30 sThu 16 Jan, 23:36 CET

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

10. T-10 sThu 16 Jan, 23:36 CET

    Flame Deflector Activation

    Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition

11. T-3 sThu 16 Jan, 23:36 CET

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

12. T-0Thu 16 Jan, 23:37 CET

    Excitement Guaranteed

    Excitement guaranteed

13. T+2 sThu 16 Jan, 23:37 CET

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

14. T+1 min 2 sThu 16 Jan, 23:38 CET

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

15. T+2 min 32 sThu 16 Jan, 23:39 CET

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

16. T+2 min 40 sThu 16 Jan, 23:39 CET

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

17. T+2 min 46 sThu 16 Jan, 23:39 CET

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

18. T+3 min 29 sThu 16 Jan, 23:40 CET

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+3 min 31 sThu 16 Jan, 23:40 CET

    Booster Hot Stage Jettison

    Separation of the hot stage from the booster

20. T+6 min 26 sThu 16 Jan, 23:43 CET

    Booster Transonic

    Booster passing through the transonic regime

21. T+6 min 35 sThu 16 Jan, 23:43 CET

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

22. T+6 min 55 sThu 16 Jan, 23:43 CET

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

23. T+8 min 53 sThu 16 Jan, 23:45 CET

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

24. T+17 min 33 sThu 16 Jan, 23:54 CET

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

25. T+37 min 33 sFri 17 Jan, 00:14 CET

    SEB-2

    2nd burn of the second engine

26. T+47 min 14 sFri 17 Jan, 00:24 CET

    Atmospheric Entry

    Start of the atmospheric re-entry

27. T+1 h 3 min 12 sFri 17 Jan, 00:40 CET

    Starship Transonic

    Starship passing through the transonic regime

28. T+1 h 4 min 25 sFri 17 Jan, 00:41 CET

    Starship Subsonic

    Starship reaches a subsonic velocity

29. T+1 h 6 min 13 sFri 17 Jan, 00:43 CET

    Landing Flip

    Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing

30. T+1 h 6 min 19 sFri 17 Jan, 00:43 CET

    Starship Landing Burn

    Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn

31. T+1 h 6 min 39 sFri 17 Jan, 00:43 CET

    Starship Landing

    Landing of the Starship orbital stage

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:14 UTC.

Launch pad

Orbital Launch Pad 1

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA (US)

Coordinates: 25.9962, -97.154423