Boca Chica live camera – Starbase live: SpaceX Starship site at Boca Chica
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What you are looking at
Starbase Live is a 24/7 stream from NASASpaceflight (NSF), an independent spaceflight news outlet, covering SpaceX's Starbase facility at Boca Chica in Cameron County, on the far southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. This is where SpaceX builds, tests and launches Starship, its fully reusable rocket made up of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage.
The cameras look across the launch site, the tall launch tower and the production buildings. On ordinary days you may see huge vehicle sections being rolled down the road, cranes stacking the rocket, and cryogenic tests with clouds of vapor venting from the tanks. On bigger days there are static fires and full test flights, when the camera shows the booster lifting off from the coast, and in some flights the tower arms catching a returning booster.
The feed plays as live video on YouTube, often with views switching between several cameras. A practical tip: road closures and test notices are usually announced in advance, so check NSF's coverage or SpaceX's updates to know which day is worth watching.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- nsf-starbase
- Operator
- NASASpaceflight
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Approximate
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Jul 12, 2021, 17:57 UTC
- Last checked
- Oct 8, 23:15 UTC (4 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
About Boca Chica, Texas
Weather now in Boca Chica: 82 °F (28 °C), clear sky, wind 17 mph (28 km/h) from the northeast. Forecast for 10 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Boca Chica is a place in Texas, United States. The camera is in the center. Boca Chica keeps America/Chicago time (UTC−5 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
On the map
The position is approximate.
Live cameras near Boca Chica
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Questions about Starbase live: SpaceX Starship site at Boca Chica, Texas
Is the Starbase live: SpaceX Starship site at Boca Chica, Texas camera live right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 23:15 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does the picture update?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who runs this camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel NASASpaceflight, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where exactly is this camera?
It is in Boca Chica, Texas, United States. Approximate coordinates: 26.00, -97.16. All cameras in Boca Chica
Is it day or night there now?
Boca Chica is in the America/Chicago time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:24 AM and sets at 7:07 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Boca Chica?
No other camera is within 25 miles yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 miles around this spot. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while NASASpaceflight is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube