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SpaceX Starbase
Boca Chica, Texas · UTC-6
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Boca Chica, Texas
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Space
Timezone
UTC-6
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Boca Chica, Texas · UTC-6
This camera monitors SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, where the company develops, tests, and launches its Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built. The frame captures the launch pad, integration tower with its mechanical arms known as chopsticks, and the surrounding tank farm and production tents.
Starship prototypes and Super Heavy boosters, gleaming in their stainless steel skin, are frequently visible on the pad or being transported between the production site and launch area. The 480-foot integration tower dominates the skyline, its mechanical catch arms positioned to grab returning boosters mid-air.
Launch and test events are spectacular. Static fire tests send plumes of flame across the concrete pad, while full launch attempts produce an enormous column of fire and sound as 33 Raptor engines ignite simultaneously, generating 16.7 million pounds of thrust. Even during quiet periods, construction and fabrication activity is nearly constant.
Starbase is located at the southernmost tip of Texas, near the Mexican border, on what was once a quiet beach community. The Starship system, when fully stacked, stands approximately 400 feet tall, taller than the Statue of Liberty. SpaceX's Raptor engines use liquid methane and liquid oxygen, a propellant combination chosen for its potential to be produced on Mars. The facility has grown from a small test site in 2019 to a massive industrial complex employing thousands of workers.
Follow SpaceX announcements and road closure notices from Cameron County for upcoming tests and launches. Activity tends to increase during weekday daylight hours Central Time. Major launch attempts are typically scheduled for early morning. Static fire tests and cryogenic proof tests often occur with short notice and provide dramatic viewing.
Yes, the SpaceX Starbase live camera streams 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from Boca Chica, Texas. The feed may occasionally go offline for maintenance, but it is designed to provide continuous real-time footage.
Watch SpaceX Starbase live from Boca Chica, Texas. See Starship rocket development, testing, and launches at the cutting-edge facility, streaming 24/7.
Boca Chica, Texas is in the UTC-6 time zone. EarthLive24 displays the current local time on the camera page so you can see what time it is at the camera location.
Follow SpaceX announcements and road closure notices from Cameron County for upcoming tests and launches. Activity tends to increase during weekday daylight hours Central Time. Major launch attempts are typically scheduled for early morning. Static fire tests and cryogenic proof tests often occur with short notice and provide dramatic viewing.
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