STLS

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SpaceX's new private launch site currently under construction for suborbital test flights of Starship, and potentially orbital flights of the full super heavy stack (previously referred to as BFR) in the future. Currently planned to enter use with static fires and test hops of the Starhopper, with the first tethered hop successfully occurring in March 2019. It was previously going to be used for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy flights, but this no longer appears to be likely due to its construction timeline and existing launch sites being sufficient to handle present demand. Due to the Caribbean islands and off-shore oil wells, it will be limited to very few possible launch trajectories, and current Texas law only allows a limited number of beach closures per year for orbital launches.