Watch SpaceX Starship 4 engine ignition and liftoff from launch tower

SpaceX has shared a video clip for the Starship Test Flight 4 engine ignition and liftoff phase recorded from the launch tower at Starbase Texas.

Starship consists of two stages including a Super Heavy booster and a Starship spacecraft upper stage. The liftoff is powered by the Super Heavy booster with 33 Raptor engines generating 7,590 tf (16.7 Mlbf) of thrust.

Engine ignition and liftoff of Starship on Flight 4 as seen from the launch tower pic.twitter.com/4UmeAmKxRT

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 12, 2024

Launched on June 6, Starship Flight 4 completed all of the mission milestones including full duration burn of those 33 Raptor engines. The company landed both stages on splash zones for the first time. SpaceX next aimed to land these two stages on a real platform rather than sea.

Read the full Starship Flight 4 mission details here, you can also check the slow-motion video of the liftoff linked below.

Slow motion liftoff of Starship on Flight 4 pic.twitter.com/9itFbrfxW7

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2024