Flight 9

Mission

Flight 9 on Starship V2. Tue 27 May 2025, 23:36 UTC. Reported outcome: Failure. Launch site: Orbital Launch Pad 1. Source: Launch Library 2.

9th 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 minWed 28 May, 00:21 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-51 min 37 sWed 28 May, 00:44 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

3. T-45 min 20 sWed 28 May, 00:50 CEST

   Stage 2 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the second stage

4. T-41 min 37 sWed 28 May, 00:54 CEST

   Stage 1 LNG Load

   Start of liquid methane loading in the first stage

5. T-35 min 52 sWed 28 May, 01:00 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

6. T-19 min 40 sWed 28 May, 01:16 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

7. T-3 min 20 sWed 28 May, 01:32 CEST

   Stage 2 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the second stage

8. T-2 min 50 sWed 28 May, 01:33 CEST

   Stage 1 Propellant Load Complete

   End of propellant loading in the first stage

9. T-30 sWed 28 May, 01:35 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

10. T-10 sWed 28 May, 01:35 CEST

    Flame Deflector Activation

    Activation of the flame deflector ahead of engine ignition

11. T-3 sWed 28 May, 01:35 CEST

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

12. T-0Wed 28 May, 01:36 CEST

    Excitement Guaranteed

    Excitement guaranteed

13. T+2 sWed 28 May, 01:36 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

14. T+1 min 2 sWed 28 May, 01:37 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

15. T+2 min 35 sWed 28 May, 01:38 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

16. T+2 min 37 sWed 28 May, 01:38 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

17. T+2 min 47 sWed 28 May, 01:38 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

18. T+3 min 27 sWed 28 May, 01:39 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+3 min 29 sWed 28 May, 01:39 CEST

    Booster Hot Stage Jettison

    Separation of the hot stage from the booster

20. T+6 min 19 sWed 28 May, 01:42 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

21. T+6 min 40 sWed 28 May, 01:42 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

22. T+8 min 56 sWed 28 May, 01:44 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

23. T+18 min 26 sWed 28 May, 01:54 CEST

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

24. T+37 min 49 sWed 28 May, 02:13 CEST

    SEB-2

    2nd burn of the second engine

25. T+47 min 50 sWed 28 May, 02:23 CEST

    Atmospheric Entry

    Start of the atmospheric re-entry

26. T+1 h 3 min 11 sWed 28 May, 02:39 CEST

    Starship Transonic

    Starship passing through the transonic regime

27. T+1 h 4 min 26 sWed 28 May, 02:40 CEST

    Starship Subsonic

    Starship reaches a subsonic velocity

28. T+1 h 6 min 11 sWed 28 May, 02:42 CEST

    Landing Flip

    Flip maneuver to set the orientation for landing

29. T+1 h 6 min 16 sWed 28 May, 02:42 CEST

    Starship Landing Burn

    Start of the Starship orbital stage landing burn

30. T+1 h 6 min 38 sWed 28 May, 02:42 CEST

    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, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Orbital Launch Pad 1

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA (US)

Coordinates: 25.9962, -97.154423