We expect a second good catch of the booster rocket, the deployment of fictional satellites and the re-launch of the Raptor engine in orbit, and a simulated catch of the tower for Starship.
The flight is now scheduled for January 13, 2025, 4:00 PM CST.
+00:06:55 Superheavy combustion shutdown and capture during landing. Planned
+00:08:53 Spacecraft Engine Shutdown (SECO) Planned +00:17:33 Starlink Simulators, Satellites Deploy Demo Planned
+00:37:33 Raptor demo in space. Planned +00:47:14 Spacecraft re-entry –
+01:06:39 Planned launch of the spacecraft
The spacecraft will launch the tower this morning pic.twitter.com/RnZVWpRZOm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 9, 2025
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