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First orbital launch attempt
Main article: SpaceX Starship orbital test flight
After a cancelled launch attempt on April 17 due to a frozen valve,[citation needed] the Booster 7 and Starship 24 rocket stack lifted off on 20 April 2023 at 14:28 UTC in the first orbital flight test.[62] During its flight, the booster lost 8 out of 33 engines and had many of its critical components damaged, resulting in the vehicle losing control and spinning erratically. The spacecraft could not separate from the booster and the whole rocket was intentionally destroyed as it descends toward the ocean.[63] Had everything proceeded as planned, the spacecraft would have continued to fly with its ground track passing through the Straits of Florida, with a hard splashdown in the Pacific Ocean around 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, having made nearly one revolution around the Earth.[64][65]: 2–4 Poor launch protection infrastructure (such as the intentional decision to not install a flame diverter or water deluge system) led to severe damage of Starbase launch facility and its surrounding environment.[citation needed]