Starship enters Earth's orbit from Boca Chica Beach

BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX launched its third test of the most powerful rocket ever built - Starship from Boca Chica Beach. The rocket made it past stage separation on Thursday morning and into Earth's orbit.

The third test flight was targeted for Thursday morning, with a 110-minute test window opening at 7 a.m., SpaceX announced in a news release.

The rocket took off at 8:25 a.m. CT.

"The Starship team is go for prop load but keeping an eye on winds," it announced on X.

"The third flight test aims to build on what we’ve learned from previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives, including the successful ascent burn of both stages, opening and closing Starship’s payload door, a propellant transfer demonstration during the upper stage’s coast phase, the first ever re-light of a Raptor engine while in space, and a controlled reentry of Starship," the release stated.

Additionally, SpaceX announced the third test flight will feature a new trajectory, with a targeted splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The new flight path will allow for the testing of new techniques, like in-space engine burns, while maximizing public safety.

The 397-foot tall rocket, which consists of the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster, represent a transportation system designed to get humans to the moon, Mars and beyond, according to SpaceX.

The third launch will come weeks after the FAA concluded its investigation into the second launch of Starship, which exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

Watch the first and second Starship launches in the video player below.