Flight 8

Mission

Flight 8 on Starship V2. Thu 6 Mar 2025, 23:30 UTC. Reported outcome: Failure. Launch site: Orbital Launch Pad 1. Source: Launch Library 2.

Eighth 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. Clock times are not shown while T-0 is unconfirmed or on hold.

1. T-1 h 15 min

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-45 min 59 s

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

3. T-42 min 59 s

   Stage 2 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage

4. T-41 min 22 s

   Stage 1 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage

5. T-35 min 35 s

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

6. T-19 min 40 s

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

7. T-3 min 20 s

   Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the second stage

8. T-2 min 50 s

   Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the first stage

9. T-30 s

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

10. T-10 s

    Flame Deflector Activation

    Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition

11. T-3 s

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

12. T-0

    Excitement Guaranteed

    Excitement guaranteed

13. T+2 s

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

14. T+1 min 2 s

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

15. T+2 min 32 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

16. T+2 min 40 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

17. T+2 min 45 s

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

18. T+3 min 30 s

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+3 min 32 s

    Booster Hot Stage Jettison

    Separation of the hot stage from the booster

20. T+6 min 37 s

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

21. T+6 min 57 s

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

22. T+8 min 44 s

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

23. T+17 min 24 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

24. T+37 min 28 s

    SEB-2

    2nd burn of the second engine

25. T+47 min 22 s

    Atmospheric Entry

    Start of the atmospheric re-entry

26. T+1 h 3 min 5 s

    Starship Transonic

    Starship passing through the transonic regime

27. T+1 h 4 min 20 s

    Starship Subsonic

    Starship reaches a subsonic velocity

28. T+1 h 6 min 4 s

    Landing Flip

    Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing

29. T+1 h 6 min 6 s

    Starship Landing Burn

    Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn

30. T+1 h 6 min 26 s

    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