Well folks, it's time for the second launch of Starship version 2, as well as another booster RTLS and chopsticks catch attempt! Let's hope the ship fares better this time!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-03-03 23:45 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-03-03 17:45 (CDT) | | Launch Window (UTC) | 2025-03-03 23:30 to 2025-03-04 00:30 (60 minutes) | | Launch site | Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA. | | Booster | B15 | | Ship | S34 | | Booster landing | Chopsticks catch at Pad A or soft water landing in Gulf of Mexico | | Ship landing | Indian Ocean |

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTpZ9y4ZGiM | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_4gAtrfi6w | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw8Y4HU0du4 | | NASASpaceflight | Stakeout stream, Launch stream | | LabPadre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Fq4AJXoXk | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFpYVZfEzcI | | VideoFromSpace | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsTSWQ2MEA | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1896292787600908747 | | The Space Devs | |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 2nd launch of Starship version 2

☑️ 2nd Starship Full Stack launch this year, 8th overall

☑️ 2nd launch from Pad A this year, 8th overall

☑️ 46 days, 0:53:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 28th SpaceX launch this year, 478th overall

Mission Details 🚀

• SpaceX website (current). Highlights:

• "flight will fly the same suborbital trajectory as previous missions and will target objectives not reached on the previous test"

• "Starship will deploy four Starlink simulators, similar in size to next-generation Starlink satellites"

• Another in-space raptor relight is planned

• "A significant number of tiles have been removed from Starship to stress-test vulnerable areas across the vehicle."

• "Multiple metallic tile options, including one with active cooling, will test alternative materials for protecting Starship during reentry."

• "non-structural versions of Starship’s catch fittings are installed to test the fittings’ thermal performance"

• "flight also includes the launch, return, and catch of the Super Heavy booster"

Link to Starship Dev thread