Investigation into starship flight 7

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Date added: 2025-01-17

Starship flight 7 was launched on 16/02/2025 and was to test starships payload function and attempt to catch the booster for the second time.

Events

T+ 00:00:00

All engines on starship were started according to the stream graphic.

T+ 00:00:01

Starship started moving off the launch pad.

T+ 00:00:40

A part off starship begins to peel off which becomes more clear at T+ 00:00:47

Source: SpaceX livestream on X

T+ 00:01:14

A visual confirmation by the SpaceX stream showed all engines on the booster were lit. Source: SpaceX livestream on X

T+ 00:03:00

MECO and hot staging was successful and both the booster and ship were on a nominal trajectory.

One engine went out on starship during relight.

T+ 00:06:28 - T+ 00:06:33

Landing burn was successful and starship landed on the tower.

T+ 00:07:54

The stream goes back to starship briefly showing visible orange glows from one of the actuators.

T+ 00:08:25

Engines went out one by one and communications to starship was lost.