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SpaceX Set to Launch Starship’s Seventh Flight Test
Noise and Sonic Boom Advisory

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 15 for the seventh flight test of Starship from Starbase in Cameron County, Texas. The 60-minute test window opens at 4:00 p.m. CT.

Residents of Cameron County and those in the nearby area may hear loud noises resulting from the flight test.

At the time of launch, the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines may be audible while firing upon ignition and as the vehicle launches toward space. About eight to ten minutes after liftoff, the Super Heavy booster may attempt, if strict conditions are met, a return to launch site and tower catch on the pad at Starbase. Residents of Cameron County and those in the nearby area may hear one or more sonic booms during the return to launch site.

A sonic boom is a brief, thunder-like noise a person on the ground hears when an aircraft or other vehicle in the area flies faster than the speed of sound. The sonic boom does not present a health risk and what people experience will depend on weather and other conditions.

SpaceX’s live webcast will go live approximately 35 minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/launches. Live updates will also be available on X @SpaceX.