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Starship flight test 2 was the second flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on November 18, 2023. The mission's primary objectives were for the vehicle to hot stage—a new addition to Starship's flight profile—followed by the second stage attaining a near-orbital trajectory with a controlled reentry over the Pacific Ocean, while the booster does a boostback burn with a propulsive splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

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IFT-2, OFT-2, Starship Flight 2, Starship IFT-2, Starship Integrated Flight Test 2, Starship OFT-2, Starship Orbital Flight Test 2, Starship Test Flight 2
uncrewed spaceflight, test flight, Super Heavy, 

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SpaceX Starship IFT-2 vehicle in flight

NOAA weather radar image of the Ship 25 debris cloud re-entering the atmosphere, as reproduced by astronomer Jonathan McDowell

• Starship, SpaceX’s transformational megarocket, makes it to space - scientific article published on 18 November 2023

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		SpaceX Starship IFT-2 vehicle in flight		Commons
commons	image		NOAA weather radar image of the Ship 25 debris cloud re-entering the atmosphere, as reproduced by astronomer Jonathan McDowell		Commons