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Starship Fleet Operations Dashboard
MISSION                     Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #1		 Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #2		 Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #3		 Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #4		 Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #5		    
 Version SN8 SN9 SN10 SN11 SN15 SN20 SN22 B3 B4 B8 S24 B7 S25 B9 S28 B10 S29 BN11 S30 BN12 S26 S27
 Type

Starship

Starship

Starship

Starship

Starship

Starship

Starship

Booster

Booster

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Starship
 Flight Path

12km

10km

10km

10km

Display

Display

Display

Test

Display

Orbital

Orbital

Orbital

Suborbita

Suborbital

Suborbital

Suborbital

Orbital

Orbital

Orbital

Orbital

Orbital

Orbital
 BUILD  
 Integration (Stacking)

 Road closure issued -

30-31
Jul2024

30-31
Jul2024

 Rollout

26Sep2020

22Dec2020

29Jan2021

8Mar2021

8Apr2021

1Jul2021

12Dec2021

TBD

1Apr2023

8Jan2023

14Jan2023

22Aug2023

9Feb2024

27Feb2024

9May2024

10May2024

TBD

TBD

7Sep2023

29Dec2023
 Launch Pad

Suborbital A

Suborbital B

Suborbital A

Suborbital B

Rocket Garden

Rocket Garden

Retired

Suborbital
A

Rocket Garden

Retired

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Orbital Pad A

Mega Bay

Mega Bay

Rocket Garden

Rocket Garden
 TEST  
 Coast Guard MSIB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TBD

10Mar2023

10Mar2023

17Oct2023

17Oct2023

NA

NA

16May2024

16May2024

NA


-

-
 Road closure issued -

-

TBD

10; 13; 14
Mar2023

10;13;14
Mar2023

17Oct2023

17Oct2023

7-8
Mar2024

7-8
Mar2024

28-30
May2024

28-30
May2024

16-19
Jul2024

16-19
Jul2024

TBD
2024

TBD
2024
 FAA TFR/NOTAM issued

-

-

-

-

-

24Jan2023-
31Mar2023

24Jan2023-
31Mar2023

1Oct2023-31Dec2023

1Oct2023-31Dec2023

1Oct2023-
31Dec2023

1Oct2023-
31Dec2023

27Feb2024-
1Jun2024

27Feb2023-
1Jun2024

27Feb2024-
1Jun2024

27Feb2024-
1Jun2024

27Feb2024-
1Jun2024

27Feb2024-1Jun2024
 Ambient temperature pressure test

5Feb2021

9Mar2021

12Apr2021

-

9Jul2021

TBD

-

-

14Jun2023

23Jul2023

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23Jul2023
 Cryogenic liquid nitrogen test

8Feb2021

11Mar2021

12Apr2021

-

-

12Jul2021

-

TBD

2Jun2022

4Apr2022

14Jun2023

23Jul2023

-

-

-

-

-

-

21Feb2023

23Jul2023
 Spin prime test                  

TBD

8Aug2022

19Sep2022

21Jun2023

23Aug2023

27Feb2024

29Dec2023

11Mar2024

8May2024

15Jul2024

  

23Aug2023
 Evacuation notice issued

-

-

19Jul2021

-

TBD

23Jan2023

9Feb2023

26Jun2023

25Aug2023

29Dec2023

29Dec2023

27Mar2024

  

8May2024

15Jul2024

  

25Aug2023
 Static fire test

22Jan2021

25Feb2021

26Mar2021

26-27Apr2021

-

-

19Jul2021

-

TBD

8Sep2022

9Feb2023

26Jun2023

25Aug2023

29Dec2023

29Dec2023

27Mar2024

5Apr2024

26Jul2024

15Jul2024

  

 Wet dress rehearsal                     23Jan2023 23Jan2023

24Oct2023

24Oct2023

2Mar2024

2Mar2024

28May2024

28May2024

Sep2024

Sep2024

 

 LAUNCH  
 FCC STA decision

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20Jan2023-
20Jul2023

20Jan2023-20Jul2023

7Sep2023-
23Feb2024

7Sep2023-
23Feb2024

1Dec2023-
30Jun2024

1Dec2023-
30Jun2024

1Dec2023-
30Jun2024

1Dec2023-
30Jun2024

18Aug2024-
15Feb2025

18Aug2024-
15Feb2025

18Aug2024-
15Feb2025

18Aug2024-
15Feb2025
 NASA WB-57 #927 aircraft reserved                    

20Apr2023

20Apr2023

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

14Mar2024

14Mar2024

4-5Jun2024

4-5Jun2024

    

TBD

TBD
 Coast Guard Hazard MSIB issued

7Dec2020

27Jan2021

28Feb2021

30Mar2021

5May2021

-

-

TBD

-

20Apr2023

20Apr2023

-

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

14; 15-18
Mar2024

14; 15-18
Mar2024

6-7Jun2024

6-7Jun2024

    

TBD

TBD
 Coast Guard Safety MSIB issued                            

14; 15-18
Mar2024

14; 15-18
Mar2024

6-7
Jun2024

6-7
Jun2024

        
 FAA TFR/NoTAM issued

-

-

-

-

-

20Apr2023

20Apr2023

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

14-15
Mar2024

14-15
Mar2024

6-8Jun2024

6-8Jun2024

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD
 Road closure issued

-

-

-

-

TBD

20Apr2023

20Apr2023

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

11-16
Mar2024

11-16
Mar2024

5-8
Jun2024

5-8
Jun2024


4Sep2024


4Sep2024

TBD

TBD
 Launch Keep Out Zone published                        

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

13Mar2024

13Mar2024

6-8Jun2024

6-8Jun2024

    

TBD

TBD
 Flight termination system installed

TBD

TBD

-

-

-

-

TBD

15Apr2023

15Apr2023

9Nov2023

9Nov2023

11Mar2024

11Mar2024

30May2024

30May2024

      

 
 Evacuation notice issued

-

-

-

-

TBD

18Apr2023

18Apr2023

17Nov2023

17Nov2023

13Mar2024

13Mar2024

5Jun2024

5Jun2024

      

 
 Launch

9Dec2020 @ 4:45pm

2Feb2021

3Mar2021

30Mar2021

5May2021

-

-

-

-

TBD

20Apr2023

20Apr2023

18Nov2023

18Nov2023

14Mar2024

14Mar2024

6Jun2024

6Jun2024

      

 
 Landing

-

-

-

-

-

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD
 Number of days on pad

75

43

34

23

28

-

-

136

-

TBD

19

101

67

80

36

18

31

30

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD
 COMPLETE

     

 

TexasBeachWatch.com
(Updated: 25Aug2024)

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#6: Low
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