Ship 20 |
| Also Called | S20 |
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| Status | retired |
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| Functions | Orbital flight demonstration |
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| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
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| Height | 50m (164 ft) |
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Ship 20, (aka S20) is the first Starship prototype expected to go orbital. The first sections of Ship 20 was spotted back in March. S20 became the first prototype to be stacked on a Superheavy booster. As of now, S20 flight schedule is unknown.
Construction History
All available information is given in the table
| Date
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Event
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| March 7 2021
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Leg skirt spotted
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| April 7 2021
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Forward dome spotted
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| April 27 2021
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Aft Dome spotted
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| May 21 2021
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Common dome spotted
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| June 11 2021
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Thrust dome sleeved
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| June 13 2021
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Fwd dome stacked & thrust section & leg skirt stacked
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| July 14 2021
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Nosecone spotted
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| July 20 2021
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Aft flaps spotted
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| July 23 2021
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Tank section completely stacked
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| July 26 2021
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Nosecone insulation installation begins
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| July 29 2021
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Fwd flaps delivered & aft flap mounting jig installed
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| July 31 2021
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First aerocover of aft flap installed & nosecone installed on barrel
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| August 2 2021
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Flaps installed on nosecone & tank section
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| August 4 2021
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S20 has all 6 engines & nosecone stacked in highbay
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| August 5 2021
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S20 rolled out to launch site
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| August 6 2021
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S20 stacked on bn4, destacked & rolled back to build site
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| August 13 2021
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S20 (re)rolled out to launch site.
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| August 17 2021
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Placed onto pad B
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| September 9 2021
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A sea level (unknown rsn)raptor is installed
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| September 10 2021
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Rvac installed on S20
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| September 15 2021
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A sea level (unknown rsn)raptor is installed
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| September 19 2021
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An was Rvac uninstalled and transported back to build site
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Testing History
No testing has been conducted yet.
