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Eighth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Super Heavy booster used for the 8th Starship flight test. Successfully caught by the launch tower. Reused on the 11th Starship flight test and completed a planned high speed water splashdown.
Ship 34 (S34) is the 2nd stage vehicle used for the eighth Starship flight test. It is the second "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements.
Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.
max cloud-top 16208 m above freezing 4874 m (0% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 18 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 9.8 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil