SpaceX Sixth Starship Flight Test launch time how to watch online details

SpaceX Sixth Starship Flight Test: SpaceX’s ‘Starship’, which has gained fame as the world’s heaviest rocket, is going to undergo a test flight once again. According to Indian time, it can be launched at around 2.45 pm on 19th November. Like the previous five test flights, this time too both parts of the rocket – first stage and upper stage – will be tested. This launch will take place from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas. Through this test flight the company wants to increase the capabilities of the rocket and booster.

It is noteworthy that the company had achieved great success in the fifth test flight. After lift-off during the test flight on October 13, the Super Heavy booster returned to the launch site. While the upper stage continued its flight and completed a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean.

According to Space.com report, after the fifth test flight, SpaceX received data for necessary improvements in the hardware and software of the Starship rocket. The rocket is being tested once again implementing those changes. If everything goes as per plan, we will once again see the upper stage of Starship arriving at the landing site 7 minutes after lift off. At the same time, the upper stage of the rocket will make a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. This launch can be seen live on SpaceX’s X handle and website.

What is Starship?

Starship is a reusable rocket. It mainly has two parts. The first is the passenger carry section, which will house the passengers, while the second is the super heavy rocket booster. Including the starship and booster, its length is about 394 feet (120 meters). Whereas the weight is 50 lakh kilograms. According to the information, the Starship rocket is capable of generating a thrust of 16 million pounds (70 meganewtons). This is almost twice as much as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

Starship was first tested in April 2023. Since then it has gone through test flights five times. By building a rocket like Starship, Elon Musk wants to take astronauts directly to Mars from Earth or Moon.