Serial Number 11 SN11 in the High Bay |
| Also Called | SN11 |
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| Status | Destroyed |
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Serial Number 11 is a Starship prototype that was destroyed during its high altitude test flight. SN11 successfully made it to 10km and flipped into a sky dive configuration, also known as the belly flop. During engine relight, engine 2 suffered a hard start in the CH4 turbopump due to fried avionics from a CH4 fire, causing SN11 to RUD.[1]
Construction
Testing
SN11 was rolled out to Test Stand 2 on 08 March 2021, 5 days after SN10 semi-successfully landed and RUD'd. Unlike SN10, SN11 was rolled out to the pad with all 3 engines already installed.
SN11 Test History
| Date
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Event
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| 8 March 2021
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Rollout to Test Stand B.
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| 9 March 2021
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Ambient Pressure test.
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| 11 March 2021
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Cryogenic Pressure test.
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| 15 March 2021
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Aborted Static Fire test.
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| 22 March 2021
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Static Fire test.
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| 24 March 2021
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Raptor (unknown SN) removed from SN11.
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| 25 March 2021
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Raptor SN46 fitted to SN11.
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| 26 March 2021
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Static Fire test.
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| 30 March 2021
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High altitude test flight. SN11 experienced a RUD
shortly after landing burn starts.
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References
SN11 in the High Bay